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@CrazyJames
Yes its poor design/engineering that causes this place to be dangerous, and its not a simple problem to solve, however its easy enough for the bus drivers to use this stop without unecessarily endangering other road users.
They wait for the bus in front to move, stay in the lane, and then filter across further down, as a few of the "good drivers" do, because they realize the danger of suddenly straddling both lanes in the middle of fast moving traffic with lots of road-users having to slam the brakes on at once, the impatient selfish twats though for some reason....feel that it is necessary to pull out suddenly, often without indicating, into heavy traffic and suddenly block off both lanes whilst they go on their merry way.
I'd be very surprised.....no wait, shocked, if this accident was not at least in part caused by this type of manoeuvre being pulled by the bus driver.....call me cynical.