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just sent this to tfl. lets see if they get back to me.
" On Monday 13/09/2010 I was travelling Eastbound on Piccadilly, near the junctions with White Horse St and Half Moon St . I was cycling in the left-hand lane, about 75 to 85 centimetres from the curb.
A red, double deck London bus passed me in the right lane. At around half it’s length past me, the bus changed lanes quickly, moving from the right to the left lane and taking a position close to the curb.
I was forced to make an emergency stop as the rear of the bus would have struck me from the right hand side as it came parallel with the curb.
I resumed cycling, now perhaps four car lengths behind the bus. The bus slowed to what I perceived to be less than 10 miles an hour ( I do not have a speedometer on the bicycle I was using but do on other bicycles and can gauge my speed fairly accurately when riding a pedal cycle). As there was no traffic behind me, or approaching up the right hand lane, I pulled out to the right and overtook the now slow moving bus positioning myself in the right hand lane. As I reached about half way up the length of the bus it accelerated and drew quickly in to the right hand lane, again cutting me off and again forcing me to make and emergency stop .
I resumed cycling and at the next bus stop I pulled in front of the bus so that I could photograph the number plate (PG04 WHS). At this time the driver started sounding his horn repeatedly and gesturing with his hands despite the fact that with the doors open and passengers boarding and disembarking he was not ready to move off and I was therefore not obstructing his way. As the doors closed I pulled ahead and to the side to allow him to pass, it not being my intention to impede the passage of the bus.
At the very least the driver showed negligence in nearly striking a cyclist twice. I was observing the highway code during both incidents. It is my suspicion, though unfounded, that twice in a row followed by the repeated sounding of the horn and gesticulating, indicates an aggressive driver who may take issue with cyclists and may have intentionally cut me up. I would have been clearly visible during both incidents, either through the windshield looking ahead or in the wing mirrors looking behind. As a matter of safety when cycling in London I position myself in the road for maximum visibility. "