bus driver nearly caused accident with unneccessary swerve

[before hollywood]

ok so heres the story, driving along a dual carraigeway in a right hand lane, bus stop on the left next to the left hand lane, so a clear lane right next to the bus stop, where does donkey breath go, swerving into the right hand lane from the bus stop and nearly into me http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/images/smilies/speechless-smiley-040.gif http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/images/smilies/speechless-smiley-040.gif http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/images/smilies/speechless-smiley-040.gif http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/images/smilies/speechless-smiley-040.gif http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/images/smilies/speechless-smiley-040.gif http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/images/smilies/speechless-smiley-040.gif

he's got a great big full size single decker bus, i've got a 5 door hatch- he didn't even need the right hand lane, could have had the left (i was in it cos the road forks and i go right at the fork)

should have got his number, would his depot have done anything though????

[anewman]

As theres no accident I think the only thing you'd get back is a standard apology letter printed on nice paper with a nice business header at the top.

[before hollywood]

beats being called a w****r which is what i got lol, how dare i be on the same road in a lane he didn't even need

[nearlyrich]

Have you posted this twice or did I dream replying?

[before hollywood]

no idea what you're talking about..........:D

yeah its a dublicate

[Conor]

How do you know he didn't need to swerve? Someone could have stepped out from the bus stop. Have you suddenly developed an ability to see through solid metal?

[goldspanners]

How do you know he didn't need to swerve? Someone could have stepped out from the bus stop. Have you suddenly developed an ability to see through solid metal?

busses have lots of glass in them.hardly "solid" metal.

[JoeyG]

Its just as well cars come fitted with brakes... oh and a driver to operate them

[anewman]

Its just as well cars come fitted with brakes... oh and a driver to operate them

Not much help if some long thing decides to move in to you when you're beside it. But no collission or damage in this case it seems.

[Pew Pew Pew Lasers!]

I was very nearly killed once by a bus driver squeezing me out of a pinch point (ped refuge near a school), while I was cycling.

I phoned the depot and wasn't happy, the manager there was totally unsurprised and promised me he'd have a word. I was given the option to make it official, which I declined as I didn't want the man to lose his job (just get a ruddy good bollocking).

Now I don't know if he did or not but it made me feel better anyway.

[Conor]

busses have lots of glass in them.hardly "solid" metal.

Where I come from, on the buses around here the bit that's at eye level of the car driver is solid metal.

[photome]

Have to agree with conor, it is almost impossible to see through a bus..heads.metal.. multiple layers of glass...reflections etc. so maybe the driver did have to swerve.

[before hollywood]

How do you know he didn't need to swerve? Someone could have stepped out from the bus stop. Have you suddenly developed an ability to see through solid metal?
1. i was overtaking him, i had the same view of the road as he did pretty much
2. the bus stop has a metal barrier around it, you step off the bus and go behind the metal barrier, its 2 lanes on the bit i was on and 3 going into 4 on the other side of the road, anyone who goes near that road is on a suicide mission

[before hollywood]

Its just as well cars come fitted with brakes... oh and a driver to operate them
had there been a few inches less my brakes would have been no good, otherwise i wouldn't have posted this thread.

how there wasn't a collision i don't know, just good fortune i guess, i have a seriously safe car but i don't mind saying i nearly cacked myself http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/images/smilies/speechless-smiley-040.gif