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NurseHolliday
@fizzy.bleach
I'm not talking about cars randomly lurching across, I'm talking about a car ahead of you in the lane to the right, indicating left. It's slowing down to make the turn and you could barrel through, as the bus lane's clear.
However if you slow down, you can safely allow the left turn without the car having to stop and the traffic keeps flowing in the right-hand lane. We all go about our business.
If you carry on (even though you have priority) you block their turn, causing a stoppage. No real incident but if you push through when a cyclist has already slowed, allowing the turn it means the car has to break off its turn and fully stop, plus it pisses of the cyclist who's made the courtesy move.