• What do you think the chances are of having a driver reprimanded without having the registration number?
    My other half was riding home last night in a cycle lane coming towards Vauxhall bridge, when a 'Big Bus Tours' bus came along side her. The driver mouthed something to her that she didn't catch and the swerved the bus towards her pushing her off the road.
    She was too much in shock after having been run off the road by a bus to take the reg No. There was a cyclist in a suit who approached and ask if she was ok, then went after the driver and had a go at him.
    I asked if she knew of any reason why she thought me might have done this, and she said that was the first time she'd seen him, and was traveling on a straight road so couldn't have got 'in his way' previously.
    We have written a letter of complaint to the company but fear that nothing will come of it as we don't have the reg.
    I personally would like to find this bloke and come at him with a tank but I doubt we'll get his details.
    Cnut.

    A similar thing happened to me on Queenstown Road with a Big Bus company. I was going at traffic speed but a Big Bus behind me came dangerously close to me revving his engine. When we stopped at a traffic light I turned around and he pointed at the cycle path on the pavement and proceeded to come very close to my back wheel. I shouted at him that I did not have to be on the cycle path. To my surprise the car driver in front of me came out of his car and shouted at me pointing at the cycle path. grrrr. Anyway the light changed and the car driver blocked the Big Bus as he couldnt go into the right lane which was stationary. I waved and left them. I felt like a right banshee shouting at the bus driver.

    I took the number but never contacted them. The driver calmed down when he saw that I took his number. Empty Big Buses are on my commute and I try to stay behind them as much as possible, most of them go too fast, take too many risks with all road users. I know several cyclists who have complained about them.

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