Motorcycles in your bus lane

I have had a number of issues with them now mainly to do with moving out to pass a stopped bus and whether the person in front on the cycle or the person behind on the motorbike has right of way. I have also experienced the 12000 revs method of making there presence felt. While it is nice to know they are there I associate the sound with a fast moving bike, and can't help feeling that they are trying to dominate other road users. Last night I had one of them revving madly to get me to move over so he could squeeze past me while I was passing a stopped bus on the left and stationary traffic on the right, there simply was not room for him to do this safely.

Sail before steam - you have the right of way.

If I'm bearing down on you on my motorbike and you're in front of me, I am going to make room for you, let you go first, block other motorcycles and cars from taking that space to the best of my ability and generally be a helpful and considerate rider. (You can see examples of me doing this at the bottom of Hackney Road almost every evening). I would hope and believe that any other rider would do the same.

I have found myself taking advantage of some of the bus lanes - A40, Knightsbridge, Picadilly, City Road, Whitechapel or Commercial Road usually, and practically ride along the white line when I pass a cycle. Just as I do if I'm passing one on a normal bit of road.

I'd never go down Whitechapel Road, the A40 or Picadilly before - they were just not practical roads for getting anywhere, so I would previously have been rat-running like a seasoned black-cab driver. Persuading bikers out of residential streets and back onto main roads has got to be beneficial for air quality, road safety and quality of back-street cycling. I wouldn't be surprised if that's not been considered as a possible benefit, but if I'm typical, it will make a hell of a difference.

Oh, but please, don't pass buses on the left, go round them.