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AA president speaks out in favour of cycling

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  • Johno100
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    custardy wrote: »
    a couple of miles? what road was that?

    Not in Edinburgh so no need to have a guilty conscience.
  • Johno100
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    thelawnet wrote: »
    Why didn't the bus overtake using the non-bus-lane?

    Because those lanes were solid with traffic, strange that, never used to be before they made one of the lanes a bus lane.
  • thelawnet
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    Johno100 wrote: »
    Because those lanes were solid with traffic, strange that, never used to be before they made one of the lanes a bus lane.

    Really, where is this?
  • Johno100
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    thelawnet wrote: »
    Really, where is this?
    A34 - Birchfield Rd, Walsall to Birmingham.
  • custardy
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    Johno100 wrote: »
    Not in Edinburgh so no need to have a guilty conscience.
    Johno100 wrote: »
    Because those lanes were solid with traffic, strange that, never used to be before they made one of the lanes a bus lane.

    So your real gripe is the cars not letting the bus out to overtake?
  • Johno100
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    custardy wrote: »
    So your real gripe is the cars not letting the bus out to overtake?

    No, the other two lanes were solid, so an overtake was not possible.
  • custardy
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    Johno100 wrote: »
    No, the other two lanes were solid, so an overtake was not possible.

    rubbish. if they are 'solid' then its even easier
    all it requires is a car to the rear of the bus to ease of the accelerator/wait before moving
    a gap appears and the bus can maneuverer

    Are bus lanes new down your way?
    up here in the civilised areas,we allow buses out in just such a fashion every day
    in fact its in the highway code (and has been for many years) to give way to buses where possible
  • Johno100
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    custardy wrote: »
    rubbish. if they are 'solid' then its even easier
    all it requires is a car to the rear of the bus to ease of the accelerator/wait before moving
    a gap appears and the bus can maneuverer

    Are bus lanes new down your way?
    up here in the civilised areas,we allow buses out in just such a fashion every day
    in fact its in the highway code (and has been for many years) to give way to buses where possible
    I'll keep it simple. The bus could have pulled out, be let out by other vehicles, but the lane the bus would move into was not moving. Therefore the bus would not only be making even slower progress than stuck behind the cyclist but would not be able to overtake said cyclist.
  • custardy
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    Johno100 wrote: »
    I'll keep it simple. The bus could have pulled out, be let out by other vehicles, but the lane the bus would move into was not moving. Therefore the bus would not only be making even slower progress than stuck behind the cyclist but would not be able to overtake said cyclist.

    So those poor 50 people were smoking the cars on their journey?
  • Johno100
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    custardy wrote: »
    So those poor 50 people were smoking the cars on their journey?

    Pardon?:think::think:
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