Motorcycles in your bus lane

I'll stick to taking the position I think is safest for me. If it fucks off some moto behind me, tough, get a real bike. ;)

Agreed. I think most motorcyclists assume this is what any other vunerable road user will do.

With regard to the perception of safety, I found this document which demonstrates just how far removed from the actual facts the LCC et al are distorting it

...Motorcycle: 50

So the LCC's claim that motorbikes are loads more likely to hit you than a car, is quite frankly, politically motivated bullshit, created by a severe distortion of statistics to suit their aims...

That's funny! Reminds me of a discussion with a Friends of Richmond Park idiot about the 20mph limit in the park. He said that speed was a significant factor in most accidents - I told him that when I've been knocked off bikes and motorbikes it's people travelling less than the speed limit that were the problem. He then said that my evidence was not statistically significant, and anyway, most of his cycling buddies couldn't do 20mph on their bikes, so they were happy. Tw@