Smidgaf - video - would you report this

[col]

Did you watch the vid? Any slower and he would have been going backwards. He dealt with the "mistake" of the bus driver perfectly safely and properly.

There was no mistake on the bus driver, the mistake was forcing the so called incident. Some busses dont move off very quickly at all, it looks like this has happened. And even though the bus is halfway to the roundabout before the cyclist enters it, the cyclist decides to make something out of nothing.

 

[Thomk]

There was no mistake on the bus driver, the mistake was forcing the so called incident. Some busses dont move off very quickly at all, it looks like this has happened. And even though the bus is halfway to the roundabout before the cyclist enters it, the cyclist decides to make something out of nothing.

I didn't say it was a mistake by the bus, hence the quote marks to emphasise that I was simply quoting fenlandpsetcetcetc.

 

[col]

Actually on looking and relooking, It shows you as being a mag..... no Id better not say it.

 

[col]

I didn't say it was a mistake by the bus, hence the quote marks to emphasise that I was simply quoting fenlandpsetcetcetc.

Of course, Im sorry if i came across wrongly, I was simply stating the way it looks, so as not to carry the word mistake, in relation to the bus driver, as there was no mistake made.

 

[gaz]

Your approach into the roundabout was too fast.

(21 years driving, two lots of advanced driving instruction from the i.a.m and no accidents/convictions to my name).

Why all the willy waving? It doesn't really make your opinion any more valuable than anyone else's.

 

[lukesdad]

You were of course indicating the direction you wished to take ?

 

[boydj]

Had the bus been a car, then the decision to go when he saw the vehicle to his right was turning left would have been unremarkable. And it does put him on the roundabout just about before the next vehicle gets there.

 

[col]

There's mini roundabout that I have to go through on a regular basis, but usually only in daylight. I expect to get carved up in similar fashion to the OP on every trip through it. My hands are covering the brakes every single time. I've yet to hit a car but it's been close on several recent occasions and I had a major shock the other day.... a WVM actually stopped and gave way to me ! Nearly fell off in surprise !

You seriously believe the op was cut up by the bus? we're doomed.

 

[gb155]

There was no mistake on the bus driver, the mistake was forcing the so called incident. Some busses dont move off very quickly at all, it looks like this has happened. And even though the bus is halfway to the roundabout before the cyclist enters it, the cyclist decides to make something out of nothing.

The bus is half way round before I enter ? Jog on Man

 

[col]

The bus is half way round before I enter ? Jog on Man

Check your vid again, the bus is halfway over the white line as you start to enter, you should have just held back a second or two. Result, no incident whatsoever.
And I hate jogging, too injury prone for my weight

 

[dawesome]

Vehicles should give way on a roundabout to vehicles coming from the right.

O Level Law, 1983.

 

[gb155]

Check your vid again, the bus is halfway over the white line as you start to enter, you should have just held back a second or two. Result, no incident whatsoever.
And I hate jogging, too injury prone for my weight

I take on board that Maybe the lens angle of the camera doesn't help but I was on it before he was

Power walk then ?

 

[Norm]

As I said, I do think that the bus was on the roundabout before Gaz but not "half way round".

I reckon Gaz enters around 6 seconds in and the bus' front wheels are over the line at that point.

 

[col]

I take on board that Maybe the lens angle of the camera doesn't help but I was on it before he was

Power walk then ?

I think we would be better to agree to dissagree on this one then
And thats what I do, power walking is actually better for losing excess fat then running. its to do with the oxygen thats available to attatch itself to fat , so burning more off. If your out of breath there is less oxygen available to do this. I know I know, Iv opened myself right up to debate on this

 

[col]

As I said, I do think that the bus was on the roundabout before Gaz but not "half way round".

I reckon Gaz enters around 6 seconds in and the bus' front wheels are over the line at that point.

My wrong choice of words, half way OVER THE LINE I should have said.