“Possibly she is intimidated by the 10 tonne bus which right behind her”: Bus driver criticised for impatiently tailgating cyclist before bus stop, but internet criticises the cyclist; TT day at the Tour de France Femmes + more on the live blog
With Ryan filing dispatches from a Dijon-bound TGV, Callum’s here to keep the live blog ticking over. Fingers crossed his ramblings cut the mustard…
Tue, Aug 04, 2026 09:55
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4 August 2026, 09:28
Impatience 101?
This might be asking a bit much, but I like it when bus drivers drive slowly. It should be part of the social contract when taking public transport that the person transporting you takes every bit of care to ensure the mass transportation is completed safely and without incident.
Unfortunately, this video doesn’t appear to be observing every precaution. Geolocation is not my strength so we’ll have to limit this footage to ‘London’, but that’s not exactly the main take away here.
Bus drivers: don’t do this.#2SecondRule pic.twitter.com/hkDtJ73yIJ
— Tulse pHill (@PhillTulse) August 2, 2026
A bus driver tailgating a cyclist seems… dangerous? It requires only a modicum of an attention-lapse from either party to cause serious injury for the cyclist. Worryingly, the driver also seems impatient enough to be repeatedly looking to overtake, despite the regular bollards and pedestrian crossings in the road designed to reduce such an incentive, and the rapidly approaching bus stop that would cut off the cyclist if the driver attempted to pass.
Incidentally, I don’t think the cyclist’s behaviour is perfect here, but only because they appear to be riding too close to the kerb and to the parked car doors, making a Remco Evenepoel-style incident more likely, and also motivating the driver to try for a dangerous overtake because they see more of the open road directly in front of them.
But as our original poster identifies in the comments, “possibly she is intimidated by the 10 tonne bus which is right behind her.”
Unfortunately, over on the cesspit of Twitter, social media users don’t seem to grasp this…
“Pull in and let a bus running on a scheduled full of people pass. You are not safe with it behind you, you are holding up many peoples lives. It is not rocket science.”
“Gotta wonder why for their own safety the cyclist doesn’t just get out of the way for two seconds and let the bus go past. It’s not difficult.”
“Bus driver has done no wrong. Peddle faster or pull over. Don’t be a c***.”
“There’s all sorts of great bike infrastructure there, and the cyclists *still* insist on playing in traffic and being a menace to everyone around them.”
“Cyclists are the worst, thinking they own the roads.”
And on and on it goes. To get in advance of what might become a contested topic of discussion, the Highway Code rules drivers should maintain a two-second gap, but that buses and lorries should hold a four-second gap, though that’s harder to maintain on city streets than an A-road. This page also shows a useful chart of all sorts of stopping distances…
4 August 2026, 09:56
Bra-gate
It’s difficult to say what the solution is here. I’m inclined to think that if a woman is willing to wear an extra-padded bra whilst riding in 35 degree heat then they deserve the minor aerodynamic advantage that comes with it.
Then again, if it’s teams that are complaining rather than a snooty person in a UCI shirt, maybe some action should be taken, although any means of investigating the issue quickly becomes a privacy issue of its own…
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Callum is a News Writer for road.cc, having initially joined as a freelance journalist in September 2025. He is also a Road Book contributor and has written for the almanac since 2023. He has a master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from Cardiff University, where his dissertation focused on Geraint Thomas’ retirement and the boom and bust of the domestic racing calendar. He also has a degree in Scandinavian Studies & Politics which is somehow even more niche.
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