Let's get this straight!
The bus stopped 100 yards in front of you - presumably at a bus stop (had you noticed that you and the bus were approaching a bus stop?)
You pulled in front of the stationary bus and started to abuse the driver - presumably whilst he was dealing with his customers
The bus driver behaved as irrationally as you
End of story
BB
Abuse the driver ? Hardly. I reserve the right to let a driver know of his dangerous actions. Hopefully we all benefit by such actions, rather than letting a bullying or careless driver just carry on
regardless.
If the OP had possessed the means to knock over the bus driver, then I feel certain that he/she would have used it in the heat of the moment!
Road Safety depends on Co-operation and Anticipation - buses regularly stop at bus stops, and cyclists have to look ahead
BB
Wow, thats a huge assumption to assume i would have knocked over the driver, had i had the means. Why would you say that ? You dont know me, you were'nt there, you didnt see what happened or how i behaved.
I expect that KeyboardWarriorSight will be included in the next update of CyclistHeadCamSight
But buses will continue to stop at bus stops, and cyclists will continue to feel hard-done-by
BB
My wifes been on about getting a helmet cam for some time. generally ive shied away. I watch some of the footage and actually dont see some of the incidents as seriously as the poster sees it. If i had one, i'd be wearing it 99.999% of the time for no reason because close passes, incidents, for the most part are part of cycling. I'm not generally going to get hooked up in it.
Was the OP aware of the bus's approach (was he/she using a rearview mirror? how often did he/she look behind?)
Was the OP simply taken by surprise when the bus came past? Was he/she listening to music?
What was the situation regarding parked cars, and traffic moving in the opposite direction, which the bus driver (but not the OP) was making allowances for?
Did the OP not use his/her bicycle as 'a weapon' when he/she used it to try to force the bus driver into a certain course of action?
Much more information is needed here
BB
15/20 tonne of metal passing you at circa 30mph, circa 400mm away does surprise you somewhat. I did consider banging on the side of the bus as he passed (i could have done so easily) but the distance just made that too dangerous.
I look behind as often as safety dictates. And thats regularly, but in moderately heavy traffic, sometimes its better to keep your eyes on the road.
No music. It sounds as though you're looking for stupidity on my behalf...why ?
If you swap the words 'bus', 'cyclist', 'bus driver' etc around in the original text of your post, you come up with a similarly convincing 'truth' - you hear what you wanna hear, and you see what you wanna see
How do you know that it is me who is the troll? Maybe the OP is a troll - maybe we are in it together LOL
I came on this site a few days ago as a 'born-again cyclist', in search of a few like-minded souls, but I am a professional driver, and I am horrified by the degree of aggression which some cyclists display
I suspect the horrific aggression you've witnessed has clouded you judgement.
No hard feelings BB
, thats the problem with posting incidents on t'internet. Its open to interpretation. but youve made a lot of unfounded assumptions. Dont let it spoil the day though.
I really hope the bus has CCTV, it should vindicate me at all levels. The close pass, the fact i made no threatening words or gestures to the driver...but because its a slightly older bus, not on normal public 'duties', it may not have it fitted. But here's hoping anyway.