Psycho bus driver

Was cycling in to work this morning and a bus swerved into the cycle lane (my stupidity for being in a green lane of death). I was forced into the kerb to avoid him hitting me.

When he stopped at the lights I knock on the door of the buss to point out his incursion into my space. He looks at me, smiles and then swerved at me again.

I then looked behind the bus, got his registration number and shouted something along the lines of "LT52 WWS I have your fucking number" and then jumped the red light to get away from the idiot.

Found a policeman further down the road who kindly explains there is nothing he can really do about it but that I best contact tfl to report the incident.

Called tfl and was told I will get a letter in a couple of weeks but due to UK employment law they cannot actually tell me the outcome of the incident.

Rant ends, just had to get it off my chest.

Feck. WAC.

psycho bus driver

Tautology.

Glad you are OK.

He's probably just had a weekend of his missus moaning at him. I know how he feels.

Glad to hear there were no injuries though! Let us know of any updates (however small).

Same route?:
http://209.20.64.92/thread13331.html

tfl usually do nothing apart from sending you a letter with an apology in the name of theirs and the bus driver and a few bus tickets to use at your convenience.
Completely useless.

haha, same thing happened to me only instead of taking the reg down I took a picture of him, he got off the bus punched me in the face then threw my bike into the oncoming traffic and snapped the tendon in my finger during the scuffle which ensued.

Police turned up and carted him off but because no bones were broken they only gave him a caution!? ..cunt

He's probably just had a weekend of his missus moaning at him. I know how he feels.

Ha!

3 words, emrgency stop lever!

Called tfl and was told I will get a letter in a couple of weeks but due to UK employment law they cannot actually tell me the outcome of the incident.

Not entirely true. They can't reveal the details of the driver but it would be in the public interest to know that appropriate disciplinary action had been taken. Of course, public interest only come into play when the company or body in question is covered by the Freedom of Information Act.

TfL, please stick your grubby little hands in the air.

There must be a law you can pursue if someone willfully tries to run you off the road? Avoiding damage shouldn'g stop it being illegal?!

I america I beleive it would fall under reckless endangerment, but not sure what the english version is?

There must be a law you can pursue if someone willfully tries to run you off the road?

Assault with a deadly weapon, private prosecution.

CCTV footage should seal the deal.

I america I beleive it would fall under reckless endangerment, but not sure what the english version is?

In the UK it comes under "oh sorry old chap, I did not see you there, it shan't happen again"

In the UK it comes under "oh sorry old chap, I did not see you there, it shan't happen again"

Gets me every time. Always try to reply with "Oh, that's alright then".

You didn't die which is a bonus.

haha, same thing happened to me only instead of taking the reg down I took a picture of him, he got off the bus punched me in the face then threw my bike into the oncoming traffic and snapped the tendon in my finger during the scuffle which ensued.

Police turned up and carted him off but because no bones were broken they only gave him a caution!? ..cunt

taking pictures is the best thing! people loose it. surprised they didn't do him for GBH.

taking pictures is the best thing! people loose it. surprised they didn't do him for GBH.
too much paperwork!

hael you're getting soft, should've just head butt the fucker!!

I'll keep syaing it:

bus driver fucks with you?
When he stops, go round the back. Lift the flap. Hit the BIG RED BUTTON. Engine disengages and the bus goes nowhere.
You fucked him.

right up the rear as it were.

@ MG - I like that idea, the prob is though, after you've done that and cycle off with a finger in the air, the cunts gonna be fuming, next bike that gets in his way, bang....

Oh god this thread is depressing me.

@ MG - I like that idea, the prob is though, after you've done that and cycle off with a finger in the air, the cunts gonna be fuming, next bike that gets in his way, bang....

so use the stop lever and call the cops

This trick - bus emergency stop - was widely used in the 1970s by motorcycle couriers when they had been crapped on by a bus driver. We were all immensely cheered in about 1979 when the then-very-famous Barry Sheene admitted to doing it a lot when he rode in London.

@ MG - I like that idea, the prob is though, after you've done that and cycle off with a finger in the air, the cunts gonna be fuming, next bike that gets in his way, bang....

You also make a negative impression of cyclists for all the passengers who may end up being motorists too.

Id recommend riding well wide of the kerb in the first place, much more wide than the cycle lane.

Usually makes people take more notice, wait or drive around you properly.

ride in a passive but forcefull manner and know where the emergency stop level is. if you really want to fuck him wait till he restarts and pull it again. see how long he goes for before he goes a mental!

I think the work is "assertive". There are too many aggressive drivers and riders out there already.

And dfp you're dead right. I wasn't condoning it, only remembering that it used to be fun!