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Old July 29th 09, 07:29 AM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.rec.cycling
Ian[_2_] Ian[_2_] is offline
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Default These writhing whales of the road have swung their hefty rear ends round our corners for the final time.


"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message
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On Jul 28, 11:10 am, wrote:

Tell me , are british commuter cyclists just particularly incompetant
and/or
stupid compared to european ones who've been living with bendy buses
for years or are you all - what most people suspect is the case - nothing
but
a bunch of tedious whingers?


I suggest you try riding a bike round some European city centres some
time. The bus routes in major European cities where bendy buses are
common typically run along broad boulevards which are straight or have
wide, sweeping bends. The narrow, twisty streets of London are one of
the main reasons the late lamented Routemaster was originally
developed.
--
Guy

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Good idea..... you might meet up with some of these...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bi-articulated_bus

Two bendy bits per bus!!! Think yourself lucky in UK, with only one bendy
bit!

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