Colin Rosenstiel wrote:

It carves cyclists up by pulling right in front of them to a stop. They
should of course let the cyclist pass the bus stop first but they don't.

Depends what you mean by "carves up". If the cyclist has to emergency
brake, sure. If you mean they continue a committed overtake then pull
in after the bell was pressed, I don't have a problem with it. Would
you otherwise propose that a bus (which can typically travel at up to
30mph in a city) should always follow behind cyclists (most of whom are
travelling at a much slower speed) and never overtake? If so you are
being unrealistic.

If you try to pass on the right the bus pulls out into you. Most
cyclists don't have time to pass 18m of bus while it's stopped.

Then the bus driver - that specific one - is incompetent. He should
not start to pull out until it is clear to do so.

In which case why only on the 73 and some 29s? The routes are not even
run by the same company.

No idea.

Neil