On 05/01/2012 13:27, Mr Benn wrote:


Why would a bus driver do that unless provoked by the cyclist?

I've had a bus driver do this to me. It is possible that you may
consider me to have "provoked" him by not making enough effort to get
out of his way and let him overtake.

So to me it sounds a lot like you are excusing extremely dangerous
behaviour in very much the same way as people used to excuse a rapist
because a girl was wearing a short skirt. Buses are dangerous machinery
and their operators have an absolute legal obligation to operate them
safely regardless of provocation, imagined or otherwise.

I hope this bus driver receives a long jail sentence as an example to
others.

Based on my and Simon's experience I would assume this type of behaviour
is not uncommon and it is only because cyclists are normally uninjured
that no action is taken. Hopefully in the future with the increased use
of video cameras by cyclists drivers who indulge in this type of
intimidation may be stopped before they cause serious injury.