Sorry, folks (aye, and Benb) - that indicator bugs me a bit. Goodness me - I am really showing my age here
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Back over 40 years ago, when I was learning to drive, I was told
- to give cyclists plenty space - “enough room for them to fall over”. A bit out date now .
- that lorry and bus drivers were specifically trained to indicate, and move out to claim space they needed, just because they they were slow and heavy, and ungainly pigs to drive. In just the sort of situation here. And it was up to me, the car driver, to spot, and give way.
Hey - nothing of these in the HC, now or then; it was just practical common sense and courtesy.
Aye – and nowadays? I like it when other road users go out of their way to take care of me; if sometimes I can go out of my way to show respect for a bus – aye, I'm happy to do it.
Just a different judgement call. Not "I'm right-you're wrong"
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I lose a few seconds of my time, but get a cheery wave from the bus driver. He's happy; I'm happy
. And I cycle off into the sunset polishing my well-burnished halo
--------- and enjoy the rest of my day. OK - not nuts, just a sanctimonious p***k.