Video: Angry Arriva bus driver’s close pass of cyclist

I haven't seen the video as it's not loaded, but I do know the junction, and it's a horrendous piece of road, add to that the appalling standard of driving that you can find here, in Bolton, and the general shitty standard of bus coach driving ( I can understand the drivers' frustration but cannot excuse it). I wouldn't have ridden primary position at this point because I know, that even in safety of my car, there is little to no regard for other road users.

I've all but stopped riding the road bike due to so many close calls, I'd much rather ride in Madrid than around here.

EDIT: Since when has it been the right of the larger, more dangerous partner in the deal to choose what's a safe distance?

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Arriva responded to say that the CCTV footage from the fixed camera on the bus had been viewed by the Bolton depot manager. In his opinion, there was a safe passing distance between the bus and the bike.

So, Arriva is standing behind the assessment of their Bolton depot manager? He is qualified in some way to make this determination?

That looked to me like a deliberately unsafe pass solely on the basis of the width (nicely demonstrated in the video). When you add to that that the driver was waving his arms about, craning forward and gesticulating at the cyclist without keeping his eyes on the road I start to wonder why the police are not involved. Silly me.

Nothing to see here, move along, move along.

this was totally fine, the speed was low and somewhat equal. I see more narrow situations every day that are really save. Some article`s on road.cc are a little bit anal lately, it should focus on the real stuff or the agenda ofs afety, not these self obsessed vigelanty`s that are partly out for attention and willfully seek agressive reactions.

It's a natural reaction to become angry if you feel aggrieved on the road but the bus driver here needs to stay concentrated on what he is doing and not become preoccupied with the person on a bike who has annoyed him. Just count to ten, remember you're supposed to be a professional driver, remember you have passengers on your bus who will not appreciate you getting involved in a petty squabble, remember you're not going to save any time anyway by cutting up the cyclist and waving your finger at him, and remember that using your bus to threaten and intimidate someone could go wrong, and it would be awful if you ended up injuring or killing them.

It's a natural reaction to become angry if you feel aggrieved on the road but the cyclist here needs to stay concentrated on what he is doing and not become preoccupied with the vehicle who has annoyed him. Just count to 10 and get home safely.

That was nothing on this!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6g4Qw2y1ds

I'm really interested in Arriva's defence of the ten to two position of the drivers hands on the wheel - oh no, that's a "f*ck you" position. And he isn't looking at the road!

Great service...

Arriva are an awful organisation. The Arriva drivers around the Southend Area in Essex are often an absolute disgrace ; speeding, cutting up cyclists, pulling out on motorists they really don't care. 30mph limits are for whimps if they're running late.

On the other hand there is a local company called Stephensons who are great; very considerate to vulnerable road users.