TwickenhamCyclist said:
Also magnatom – regarding the idiot suggesting that you should be sued for filming in public is talking out of his backside – I’m sure that’s pretty apparent by the rest of his posts – if anyone should be worried about legal action it should be the professional drivers that use that forum to make threats to hospitalise you – the more I think about it, the more I need to go out for a nice ride to remind myself that most people I meet on the road when cycling are pretty decent…
Thats the main point,there are a lot of decent people out there,bus drivers included,and the reactions on that site are brought about by someone being filmed or blamed for their driving,when most of the time,we as cyclists could just give way,and there wouldnt be as many problems.But instead,they get filmed and reported,doing something,that if we look around,is being done by most other vehicles,but it seems they are easy targets.Easy to report and get a result like warnings and lost jobs,was it really worth it?I think not,as even if the driver was guilty of bad driving,its a drop in the ocean compared to all the other bad drivers in all vehicles out there.All this seems to do,is cause major problems for a very small minority,instead of actualy doing anything to solve the problem.Im sure mag is a decent bloke,and his intentions are genuine,but when was the last time he followed up on a car doing something similar,with a bunch of lads in,took a number,traced it,and followed it through,to get them prosecuted?And approached it in the same manner as visiting bus stations.If this is going to be done fairly,garages,and factories ect need to be visited,with the evidence produced,and the finger pointed at the drivers responsible,or is that more difficult and dangerous?It seems to me that there is a head hunt going on,why?because of how easy a target buses are.As an ex,i repeat ex(had to say that,as im very happy about it)bus driver,i understand the problems they have to deal with,and long shifts,with bad cross overs from very late to middle shifts,keep you in a constantly tired state,and taking into account the amount of time they are out driving,to me shows how good they are at driving.Not taking into account the abuse normaly for no reason,other than they are an easy target.As for resorting to insults,because of no answer in a debate,there are plenty on here who have done the same,and continue to.
The only way i think,round all this is to educate,and educate.Getting a handful of drivers ,in a large company into trouble,isnt going to do it.
When we see a vid of white van man,cutting you up,follow it through,with video too,and go to their work place and,approach their boss,then get the police involved,or is that a different story?
If you find yourself in a tight situation,get out of it,instead of forcing your so called right of being in the middle of the road,when there could be another option,or holding up traffic because you feel you have the right,when all it takes is a bit of pulling over,or do you have the right to get somewhere faster?
And stop head hunting the easy targets,lets see you do the same thing with mr chav,speeding cutting up,and who is really a lot more dangerous than a bus driver who got too close to you by mistake.
Im not going to post smilies,as iv been called for that,suffice to say,im not ranting,just pointing out what seems to be the way it looks.
