London Buses are Good

The stories my grandad used to tell about ambulances, the No.8, touring on fixed, and being stationed off Iceland in WW2... over and over and over and over and over and over...

That called 'word of mouth' isn't it?
You are doing a fine job

youd be surprised tfl are really big on there cycling so nearly 20% of there staff commute by bike and its still rising so the reason there so considerate might be because they commute to.

They're alright but some of em definitely deserve the finger they get. Had one about six inches from my back wheel the other day revving and beeping.
Of course, the majority are sound.
Pity the bendy drivers too, what a mess of a design to have to deal with every day.

My ol' man currently drives the No.8. He fucking hates it. If he wasn't so squeamish I'd suggest ambulances.

my old man wore three peice whistles
he was never home for long
drove a bus for London Transport
he knew where he belonged
number 18 down to Euston
double decker move along
double decker move along

They're a world better than bus drivers elsewhere. Couldn't agree more with this though :

Pity the bendy drivers too, what a mess of a design to have to deal with every day.

buses, black cabs and motorbikes are fine. it's the fucking minicabs that are the worst.

TFL are pretty good for the most part, but the tourist buses flying around the city, jaysus, arrogant pricks

especially that one that's modelled on a yellow boat, have you seen it!? deathtrap.

Meh.

I've seen nice drivers and I've had cunts wanting fights. Same with those prick cyclists riding all over London.

buses, black cabs and motorbikes are fine. it's the fucking minicabs that are the worst.

STRONGLY disagree, every day I see apalling driving from black cabs (racist I know). They seem to think mirror, signal, manoeuvre has an 'if you feel like it' clause in the highway code, dodgy u-turns, passing waaay too close, overtaking only to turn left right in front of me, tailgating waaay to close and many more life threatening moves.

To paraphrase !Nhattattack!

'Every tear down their face is a path to my happiness'

:D

especially that one that's modelled on a yellow boat, have you seen it!? deathtrap.

you know what the worse thing about those? they're designed to be used only once, like a condom.

you can see why it seemed to break down a lots!

Agree with you Stef, think black cabs have caused me more grief than minicabs.

yeah but black cabbies are good drivers. anyone who spends all day at the wheel for years generally is.

you know what the worse thing about those? they're designed to be used only once, like a condom.

I wish I'd known that before. Would have saved me a lot of mess.

@ LPG

True, some are just a bit aggressive.

It's the time of year for cyclist flotsam isn't it? While I always try to be as kind as possible to fellow riders, I was approaching the dip by Farringdon today when the Brompton rider ahead of me gave me a couple of over-the-shoulder glances and continued up the hill. Ten seconds later I started to overtake when he swerved into me and when I asked 'Where the fuck are you going?' he asked 'Didn't you see me looking at you?!'. Telepathy, these days it seems, would be a necessity whilst commuting.

I've recently learnt that a friend's dad is an investor in Brompton so I could get my hands on one for wholesale and I'd like to as they're really well designed. A pity that people who ride them are butt tigers.

yeah definitely. one black cabbie took me out in hampstead a few years ago, both going downhill , he turned right without indicating. fucked up my collarbone, stayed overnight in A&E! and as i was on the floor in pain he came over to me screaming 'are you off your fucking head!!' like he wasn't to blame!

yeah but black cabbies are good drivers. anyone who spends all day at the wheel for years generally is.

I think therein lies the problem though, when you're good at something you put less effort into it, especially if you're doing it all day long.

I think therein lies the problem though, when you're good at something you put less effort into it, especially if you're doing it all day long.

I wish I'd known that before. Would have saved me....

agreed

yeah maybe.

@ LPG

True, some are just a bit aggressive.

I was riding behind and to the left of a cab once and saw a left turning up ahead and thought 'right, better watch this guys indicators in case he's going to take this turn'. Watched and watched, no indicate, he still takes the left turn and cuts me up and just about stops in time, I knock on the window and ask 'You know what indicators are for right?', 'FUCK YOU FUCKING CUUUUNT!!! WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU KNOW YOU DON'T FUCKING DRIVE DO YA NO SO THEN FUCK OFF!!!!' was the reply, I was left too stunned to say anything and just rode off. You know how a man's voice goes really high when they are ultra-pissed off, that's how this guys voice sounded!

Ha!

i know that mickey mouse voice!

my bike got crushed by a bus... was the bus driver's fault. however,
there are nice enough ones and horrid ones like anything rle
i find the "white van man" to be the worst.