Comments on: Complained About First Bus in York http://themorningflight.com/bicycle/complained-about-first-bus-in-york/ "Though I take the wings of the morning..." Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:23:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Timothy Barton http://themorningflight.com/bicycle/complained-about-first-bus-in-york/#comment-461 Timothy Barton Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:54:43 +0000 http://themorningflight.com/?p=348#comment-461 I had a similar incident yesterday too. A bus started overtaking me. About 10 metres ahead (not much more than a bus length) there was a speed hump, and a car was parked by the side of the road. I knew the bus would have to slow right down for the hump, and therefore would not have fully overtaken me before reaching it, but I was hoping that he would move pass the car and leave enough room to the side of it for me to keep moving parallel to the bus. But the driver seemed to forget that about two seconds ago he'd just passed a cyclist, so I had to wait behind the parked car for the bus to get over the hump before continuing. This was particularly annoying because it was quite a sharp uphill road and I lost all my momentum. There's a road in my town where cars can't get past me for quite a long time, and I often have drivers pipping their horns at me. It's uphill as well, so obviously I'm not going very quickly. They seem to forget, though, how many times they're slowing me down. For example, I'd get to the station in the morning so much quicker if all the drivers were on bicycles. I had a similar incident yesterday too. A bus started overtaking me. About 10 metres ahead (not much more than a bus length) there was a speed hump, and a car was parked by the side of the road. I knew the bus would have to slow right down for the hump, and therefore would not have fully overtaken me before reaching it, but I was hoping that he would move pass the car and leave enough room to the side of it for me to keep moving parallel to the bus. But the driver seemed to forget that about two seconds ago he’d just passed a cyclist, so I had to wait behind the parked car for the bus to get over the hump before continuing. This was particularly annoying because it was quite a sharp uphill road and I lost all my momentum.

There’s a road in my town where cars can’t get past me for quite a long time, and I often have drivers pipping their horns at me. It’s uphill as well, so obviously I’m not going very quickly. They seem to forget, though, how many times they’re slowing me down. For example, I’d get to the station in the morning so much quicker if all the drivers were on bicycles.

]]> By: P Z Joyce http://themorningflight.com/bicycle/complained-about-first-bus-in-york/#comment-460 P Z Joyce Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:06:14 +0000 http://themorningflight.com/?p=348#comment-460 That's so shocking! Never mind ringing First - I would have rung the police! You should definitely chase this up. That’s so shocking! Never mind ringing First - I would have rung the police! You should definitely chase this up.

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