Please don't hate me.

[BigonaBianchi]

Can you clear something up for me?

I think I am correct in saying that when a bus pulls out of the stop to join the road the car behind is supposed to give way as it pulls out (unlike had the bus been another car). As a cyclist I often have busses pulling out like this as I am going round them...who has the right of way here? Does the bus have to wait for the cyclist, or the cyclist have to wait for the bus?

 

[Leedsbusdriver]

Can you clear something up for me?

I think I am correct in saying that when a bus pulls out of the stop to join the road the car behind is supposed to give way as it pulls out (unlike had the bus been another car). As a cyclist I often have busses pulling out like this as I am going round them...who has the right of way here? Does the bus have to wait for the cyclist, or the cyclist have to wait for the bus?

I would say that it is the bus drivers responsibility to pull out safely which as i see it means waiting for a gap in the traffic or wait for a nice driver or cyclist to let the bus out.
I would assume the traffic has priority in this case be it bikes or cars but i think it does say in the highway code somewhere to let buses pull out but of course this rarely happens hence sometimes a bus has to "bully" it's way out sometimes
Believe me you can be sat at a bus stop with your offside indicator and every Tom Dick & Harry just won't let you out,but you just have to be patient.
At the end of the day i get paid to be late so it doesn't bother me really,but it's nice when you get let out whether it be cyclist or motorist.

 

[growingvegetables]

who has the right of way here?

No such thing as "right of way" in the Highway Code - I use buses quite a lot in the winter time and have a huge sympathy for drivers who have to be a bit assertive about pulling out. Sorry, BoaB, and that's the grumpy, stroppy bit out of the way.

HC #223 is the relevant bit - doesn't say any more than that it's good manners to let a bus pull out when it's safe? Driver feels good - and flashes his appreciation; I feel good, cos a wee gesture cost me very, very little, but was appreciated ....... and who loses? Let the bus out if you can.

There's a down side - if that's how you ride, it really does tick you off when a bus pulls out as you're half way along its length!