http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "A Bike-Riding Bus Driver's Tips for Urban Cyclists" en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:41:48 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1612#post-15662 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:31:01 +0000 Dave 15662@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I let buses out quite often, since I am already in the middle of the lane it's not really much of an extra risk (although as noted above, I wouldn't do it somewhere unexpected, like when I'm already motoring at over 20mph in a traffic stream).</p> <p>Since I expect / demand the bus drivers to wait behind me when it's not safe to pass, it seems only fair to let them out when it's safe for me to do so. Letting buses out can make 80+ people's rush hour that bit nicer, after all. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1612#post-15658 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:00:18 +0000 steveo 15658@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'll very rarely let vehicles pull out in the same way i do in the car. I don't think its safe to be blocking traffic for what ever reason on the bike in the car its a lot less painful if your rear ended by an inattentive driver. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1612#post-15656 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:52:20 +0000 wingpig 15656@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It would be extremely interesting to see LRT's version of this sort of thing (whereas I assume other operators' driver-guidance regarding cyclists is just "if you can't crush them, gas them"). What is their opinion of cyclists filtering up between stationary buses heading east along Princes Street in the evening, when the three-foot exclusion zone of one bus would end inside the adjacent bus?<br /> It's perhaps a time-of-day thing but I notice more drivers ignoring the 'please let me pull out' stickers on buses which are indicating that they want to pull away when I'm on a bike compared to when I'm driving, unless it's just that a car is better able to block the cars behind it to let the bus out. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1612#post-15646 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:04:29 +0000 Greenroofer 15646@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I got a (little) confused about this article until I realised it was Seattle and they drive on the other side of the road compared to Edinburgh.</p> <p>When he says to ride up the left side of the bus, we should take that to mean the right side of the bus... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1612#post-15630 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:29:45 +0000 kaputnik 15630@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Very sensible. I would also add "don't cycle in flip flops" too his list (see photo in article) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1612#post-15626 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:51:00 +0000 chdot 15626@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/a-bike-riding-bus-drivers-tips-for-cyclists.html" rel="nofollow">http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/a-bike-riding-bus-drivers-tips-for-cyclists.html</a> </p>