And another nice bus on the way home last night. Belonging to EM Horseburgh (I think that's how they spell it) but I didn't get any other details. I was, however, able to give the driver a thumbs-up through the door and got a thumbs-up in reply, so he knew his driving had been appreciated.
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Good Driving
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Posted 12 years ago #
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Posted 12 years ago #
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Yes, them. No idea where it was going. I don't expect as high standards from bus drivers in Livingston as I do from Lothian buses, which might be why I actually noticed two good interactions in one day - thinking about it I had a good overtake from a Lothian bus on Lanark Road but I expect that from Lothian Buses! The two Livingston ones hung well back before their overtakes, I think that was what really impressed me.
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Ah in Livingston.
Good to know that considerate bus drivers are spreading!
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Was surprised and pleased to be helped by a First Bus single decker when on L'go high street on Friday.
The driver held back, waited until a safe spot and passed in style. Kept a gaggle of "20MPH dusnae mean me" SUV jockeys off my tail too.
All the more welcome as FB's reputation isn't so great, from what I hear.
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"
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@on_lothianbuses drivers well known for being considerate to #cyclists now @FirstScotland getting good mentions too - citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.…"
So worth commenting on FB driving if you're on Twitter.
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Yesterday morning I got beeped at by a BMW driver after I'd filtered in front of him; he then seemed intent on trying to get alongside me; then beeped again; then got a run alongside and the window came down and he started shouting at me....
That my bag was coming open and my camera looked like it was about to fall out....
*sheepish*
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An M&S artic waited patiently at 25mph until we were past parked cars in the left-hand lane going east along Whitletts Road last night, overtaking only when there was an entire lane to spare.
Posted 11 years ago # -
Whitletts Rd in Ayr?
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@gembo Yip. A quick Google suggests it's the only one of its kind anywhere.
Posted 11 years ago # -
Would some please check the book of signs and portents as I fear the end of days is neigh!
A black cab sat a courteous distance from my for 200+ m as we approached the back of a traffic queue at the section before the Calley brewery heading west. He had the whole lane to overtake! He wouldn't have even come close to my handle bars on his way to the back of queue!!!!
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Everyone this morning except people who'd parked before I set out.
Started well; Driver A, behind me, observed box junction at Shandon/Slateford. That's rare.
Driver 2 behind as I went along Slateford Road, assumed that I would pass around the aforementioned parked vehicles(rather than bunnyhop over or phase through or whatever it is some drivers expect us to do) and slowed so I could overtake.
Driver C, behind me just out of Chesser onto Gorgie, as I was going into Stenhouse, had presumably looked ahead to slow traffic and thought 'can't be arsed speeding up just to join that queue' and dawdled behind until I was in the right turn filter.
Driver x, going through the narrows from traffic islands on Stenhouse/Broomhouse, couldn't be arsed squeezing past either, presumably knowing that there's always a queue at the lights by the beginning of the currently-not-there path. Might have been the same person.
Lots of thumbs up this morning, anyway. Hopefully seen due my new hiviz gloves. They're difficult to look at.
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Last night a big tipper lorry patiently (no excessive revving) waited behind me and three others all the way from Salamander Street to Lindsay Road.
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Thank you for your e-mail regarding the driver of a (blah blah). The drivers details along with a copy of your e-mail have been forwarded to management at the depot where the driver is based. They will arrange an interview where the river will be informed of your kind comments. They will also register a driving commendation in her personal file. Lothian Buses has gone to great lengths to raise awareness within their driving staff of the problems that road users face on the ever congested roads within the Lothian's and has highlighted the problems that cyclists encounter on a daily basis and that they must allow for extra time and space when carrying out any manoeuvre that involves cyclists. On behalf of Lothian Buses plc may I thank you for taking the time to inform the Company of this employees high driving standards.
Yay!
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When was the nonincident from? I heard nowt back from my last two Lothian Bus compliments...
Posted 11 years ago # -
1st of Feb. I used the online form to send it.
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Seemed to be national drive sensibly day down Gorgie, had two, yes two, drivers patiently wait to pass me. One coming up Westfield while I took a very assertive Primary to avoid the squally wind. Then another on Gorgie Road proper when I had to overtake a "loading" vehicle. A very rare "nothing to report" day!
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Some very patient drivers dealing with a lot of slush in Livingston this morning - I expected a lot more dubious overtakes than I actaully got...
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Like a lot of people on here I got caught in the snow and wind frenzy at 6ish coming home last night. Unlike some of the posters on the 'rubbish driving' thread my experience was one of a lot of very patient drivers for which I am very grateful!
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Excellent overtake from a big lorry (LGV?) in Livingston yesterday. Hung well back and then went right over into the other lane. I wish I'd got more details so I could have contacted his employer, but I was too busy waving and giving thumbs-up signals! :-)
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Driver at the Chesser/Gorgie/Stenhouse stretch who I would bet £7 is a cyclist* since he or she immediately suspended their overtake plans when I shoulder checked. Cheery thumbs up.
*but am seven-pounds-worth willing to be pleasantly surprised to hear is Just Good.
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Had to go into town (and return during rush hour yesterday. Drivers were much more considerate than I remember.
Posted 11 years ago # -
Friendly van driver allowed me to cross over to the opposite side of the road from the job centre this afternoon.
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I had a pleasant encounter this morning with a small Canute Distribution delivery lorry driver, who held back in the outside downhill lane of Comiston Road to let me pull out to pass a bus that was stopped to pick up passengers, while I was doing 20mph+. Caught the lorry at Morningside Clock, but didn't try to filter to the front, then caught it again at Holy Corner. The driver was watching his nearside mirror and set off on the green at a slight angle to leave me space.
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Very very good black cab driver this morning through Lauriston - hung back to let me pull round a bus, and then a parked, child-decamping X5.
I was keeping pace with the traffic, but it's notable that he didn't close the gap - always 10 yards back or so.
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Excellent driving from a motorcyclist on Balgreen Road this morning going under the rail / tram bridge. I pulled out of Baird drive after misjudging his speed when I really should have waited. Not only did he slow right down for me when he could easily have zoomed past, he also hung back - probably guessing that I was about to turn right into Whitson Road before I even signalled.
A thumbs up from one vulnerable road user to another and I was on my way. A nice refresher after the overtaking madness that was cycling through Stockbridge earlier in the day.
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Much thanks to the car that held well back on Polwarth Grove through the traffic island pinch points. Not the worst spot in the city but I'm quite used to getting the squeeze put on there.
'Typical bus behaviour' in the best sense from Lothian buses on Biggar Road/Oxgangs junction. Was on my way back from the CTC evening run and was spinning like mad to lug myself up the slope. Appreciate the driver staying far back and giving me plenty of room to get round the rather awkward left turn. Followed by the usual generous overtake. Ended up overtaking him a few stops later with no issues and enjoyed the deserted road descent down to Craiglockhart. Lovely way to end the day.
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Remarkably patient behaviour from the Ambulance who sat behind me along Hamilton Place this morning despite having the blue lights on!
To explain, traffic coming the other way was not pulling in, and I was cycling 1 metre out from kerb along badly potholed bit - completely unaware of ambulance behind me. He could have given me a quick blast of the siren, but was presumably aware that it would have probably caused a jolt and swerve into pothole / extra casualty to attend to. I felt guilty as hell when the traffic coming the other way thinned, and he creeped past then tore off when clear, illuminating me in flashing blue shame as I realised what that engine behind me for the last 20 seconds belonged to...
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@BenN: I had a similar situation - looked back over my shoulder to turn right, indicate etc, then double-took (didn't realise people did that) as I saw an ambulance approaching with its lights on (no siren again). I've noticed a few cases where I think the siren would help - especially at junctions where they're trying to get through on red. I wonder if there's a reason for not using the siren...? (maybe at night to avoid waking people up, but in the day-time...?)
Posted 11 years ago # -
Yes, I think they should really use the siren when going through a red. I almost got taken out by an ambulance going across Gilmore Place against the red light once. Only putting the siren on when they were about to hit me didn't really help.
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