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Bus company will likely pass your comments onto the 'fleet manager' and deal with it robustly where necessary. Or some guff like that. Who knows what will happen.
I am wondering whether you lodge a close pass with the police and go for a prosecution?
I had a similar incident and after the initial email heard nothing more from the bus company.
I have zero faith with companies dealing with complaints internally.
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Do both. Request footage and report to police. And shit on their lawn (oops how did that get there).
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I have zero faith with companies dealing with complaints internally.
I've had two run ins with the same driver over a 6 month period, he's utterly unhinged and shouldn't be driving in my opinion.
However I spoke with the new transport manager on the phone this afternoon after he prompted a phone conversation, and the manager seemed quite taken aback that one of his drivers behaved as I said. Maybe he's just good at PR but I reckon the driver is going to get a bollocking in the near future.
It is a small firm so action is that much more likely I suppose, in a big company there are too many levels of management for anyone to really give a shit.
hippy
Backstop
I had a bus overtake me on a sharp corner today, which pushed me into the curb. Ofcourse the traffic light just slightly ahead was red and then the bus immediately pulls over at the next bus stop the other side of the lights.
I pulled over in front of the bus and took a photo so I could get the details to report it to the bus company and request the CCTV footage using GDPR. I wasn’t going to engage with the driver but when he saw me take a photo he opened his window and began shouting.
I went over and he was telling me it’s illegal to take photos of people in public. I told him he is incorrect, to which he replied saying he use to be a policeman and knows the law. Then he went on to say he gave me enough room as he moved over the white line into the other lane (oncoming traffic lane).
I tried to tell him that the corner he overtook me on turns into a pinch point, for cyclists, when buses/lorries overtake there. His response was to tell me that I don’t own the road.
I tried to explain again all I wanted to tell him was the corner can be dangerous for cyclists when long vehicles overtake.
I’ve sent an email to the bus company requesting the footage.
I also feel the fact the driver told me “you don’t own the road” should be addressed in some way. As somehow that gave him the right put my life in danger?
Also would like if the bus company could pass some info to him regarding public photography law.