On Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:10:32 +0100, eastender
wrote:

The main danger to cyclists are lorries, not buses, as at least three
ghost bikes near where I live sadly testify.

I know that, and I know how to avoid most of the problem, but tat
doesn't change the fact that bendy buses are uniquely unpleasant
things with which to share the road. 18m long, surprisingly rapid
acceleration, and especially the way the articulation works so that if
the driver cuts in too early you end up with the arse end coming
towards you at speed and nowhere to go. I hate them. I might hate
them less if the drivers could bring themselves to wait if there's a
cyclist part way past before they start off, but they don't. There is
no really safe way to get past one of those buggers.

My friend Mr Larrington describes them as a work of Stan, and I
completely agree.

Guy
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