"Roland Perry" wrote in message
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In message , at 15:50:46
on Mon, 26 Nov 2012, Portsmouth Rider
remarked:
As I'm only stopping to let someone out, by the time I've seen the bus
coming I'll have dumped the passenger off and be beating a retreat.

You are surely not going to pull out with the bus starting to pass you?

The bus is pulling in behind me (according to the scenario I was
responding to).
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Not if the front of it is still doing 10 mph or so and is only a yard or so
behind you car about to pass it. (the scenario I am alluding to).
)