Crankarm
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Cheers, I was mainly trying to pre-empt whatever reply I get from Stagecoach, which I'm wondering if they will claim as it's a separate lane it doesn't matter. I tend to take primary on a lot of roads around here, but don't on that hill as it's quite long and most traffic gives me enough room. I think the problem today was that there was a bus coming from the other direction, meaning that the bus behind me should have waited but didn't and decided to squeeze me instead.
Here's a picture of where it happened courtesy of google streetview, it's not a pleasant place as you're boxed in against a wall with lamp posts in the cycle lane (which I'm campaigning to have moved onto the top of the wall!).
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Here is the pic with the levels adjusted.
It doesn't look ideal but then it would probably be even worse without the cycle lanes. I guess the bus driver will state he was merely driving within his lane which he may well have been which won't be much comfort to you. I think the fact that 2 buses travelling in opposite directions happened to pass each other just at the point they were passing you added to the shock of having a bus close pass you albeit not in the cycle lane. If the buses had collided because the driver had moved out to give you more room then there would have been a serious RTA. I don't like buses and like even less Stagecoach bus drivers as I have found them to be aggressive twunts but the bus driver here from what you have writ doesn't appear to have done anything wrong. Sorry. Ok he might have been more considerate, slowed down and waited or even stopped for the oncoming bus to pass then pull out to pass you, but this would seem over egging it given that there is a designated cycle lane for cyclists. I think any issues you have with what happened have to be laid at the door of the local authority who would be responsible for this stretch of road.