Bus driver barges cyclist out of the way

[steve292]

http://road.cc/content/news/207350-cyclist-who-fails-hang-back-punished-london-bus-driver

I've just seen this on road.cc. Apologies if its already up as a thread. It's unclear to me if the bus actually hit the cyclist, or if the cyclist was already at the junction. either way it's an awful vindictive, bullying piece of driving.

 

[RoubaixCube]

Absolutely disgusting.

Sadly this is not a one off case, many cyclists including myself have almost been run off the road by bus drivers

 

[Drago]

He should be out of a job and in front of a Magistrate for that.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

I'd have called the cops straight away and reported the bus for hit and run.

 

[steve50]

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/watch-london-bus-driver-nudges-132456939.html
According to the Metro, Tony Akers, TfL’s Head of Bus Operations, confirmed that an “immediate investigation” was being launched.

He said: “We expect the highest standards from all our bus drivers.

“We have asked Metroline who operate the bus in question to launch an immediate investigation into this incident.”

 

[hopless500]

That is appalling. How can anyone in a vehicle think it's acceptable to do that?

 

[subaqua]

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/watch-london-bus-driver-nudges-132456939.html
According to the Metro, Tony Akers, TfL’s Head of Bus Operations, confirmed that an “immediate investigation” was being launched.

He said: “We expect the highest standards from all our bus drivers.

“We have asked Metroline who operate the bus in question to launch an immediate investigation into this incident.”

so 3 people all with big brushes and lots of equipmet to lift a big carpet.

TFL , bus company and traffic commisioner .

 

[subaqua]

My experience of the traffic commissioners is that they take action against drivers and operators far more readily than the police or TFL, etc.

I hope that rings true here, but sadly the more peoplthere are who can take action , the greater the lilehood nobody does and says it is somebody elses responsibility.

 

[Drago]

Done.

You grass! Better get in the witness protection programme.

 

[steve292]

[QUOTE 4507861, member: 9609"]Agreed, the driver should loose his vocational licence for that, it looks more deliberate than accidental to me.

The head cam cyclist does not do the cause much good with his overtake of the bus.[/QUOTE]
I think he was trying to get the drivers face on camera. Possibly
Anyway, there was nothing illegal about the overtake. As I saw it anyway

 

[Pete Owens]

[QUOTE 4508345, member: 9609"]Possibly nothing technically illegal about the cyclist overtaking the bus at the zigzag lines [/QUOTE]
Rule 191 of the highway code:
http://www.highwaycodeuk.co.uk/using-the-road---pedestrian-crossings-191-to-199.html
"MUST NOT" means it is the law.

 

[hatler]

Ah, except that I believe that in the statute it is only an offence for motor vehicles to overtake other motor vehicles within the zig-zags.

Doubtless @User will be along in a moment to clraify.

 

[Drago]

It does indeed only apply to motor vehicles.

 

[mjr]

Highway Code Assumes Everyone Is Motorist Shock! News at Ten.

 

[keithmac]

What's the betting that they can't identify who was driving the bus..