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dancing james-
Gloucester Road just past the train station.
Yeah the indifference really got to me, really felt insignificant cycling this morning.
I phoned the company and got a very sympathetic customer service type who told me who to send my complaint to, and I have asked them to review the footage and said I would ask for it under freedom of information through the police if not.
Hopefully they may do something. Now to get a camera.
Jimmy_Fingers
Right I don't think we have a roadsafe scheme here in Glos but I want to report this incident to someone. Just got left-hooked by a bus. I came out the station and joined the road at a pedestrian crossing turned right. There was a bus 200-300 yards down the road. I was surprised when it overtook me with about a foot free, then looked up to it had its indicator on. It started its turn when I was still about halfway along it so I had to brake. It then stopped as there was a car booking it so I got around the front and challenged the driver, forcing him to stop asked why he did such a dangerous manoeuvre amd how he put me at risk at his driver's window and he just looked at me and didn't respond and then drive off. Thing was he was taking it where they leave it for the night so I followed him and had a second pop at him. I was angry but reasonably civil explaining that is how cyclists get killed and that I was shaking with adrenaline because of it and he just looked at me and grunted, no acknowledgement or apology. I was getting nowhere so I told him I was going to complain and cycled off.
Anyway I know you can get CCTV offa buses, is it all buses? I have a picture of the rear of the bus should have got a picture of him. It was a Cheltenham Park and Ride bus. If I can I want to get the CCTV footage and generally make it difficult for them and the driver rather than just the usual 'thoughts and prayers' email you get when you complain. He shouldn't be on the road driving like that, I got the sense either he was zoned out after a long day at the wheel, or after a long day at the wheel he did it intentionally, the pass was very close. Fortunately I was just going up an incline after setting off so I was going slow enough to stop quickly.
After this getting a camera. Haven't bothered because mostly nothing happens but this would have melted Twitter if I had it in video.