Kudo's to the bus driver

waterman · 04-10-2012, 11:10 AM

http://autos.aol.com/article/bus-dri...est=latestnews

landman · 04-10-2012, 12:01 PM

now that's a driver that was fully aware of his surroundings.

fish · 04-10-2012, 12:22 PM

quick thinking by the bus driver. He must of figured it was going to happen. But bicycles are a hazard on the road. You would never see me riding in the middle of the lane, bad enough on the side of the road.

**cnc** · 04-10-2012, 02:06 PM

What a dangerous place to ride a bike, but that does not excuse the driver from trying to run from the scene. Bet he sh*t himself when the bus blocked his escape.

Loafer · 04-10-2012, 04:23 PM

Oh Crap, now I'm going to be late.

NRiderUSA · 04-10-2012, 10:46 PM

I have been stuck in traffice jams caused by bike riders going 5 mph on a 45 mph road... no curtousy extended to cars or anyone else, another one of those rights things.

So on one hand its kind of rude and stupid of the guy on the bike to ride impeding traffic on a bridge.........BUT it was really stupid of the guy in the car to try to run after an accident turning it into a hit and run situation.

You can see the way people are switching lanes to try to get around the hazard in the road and back up to motorized vehicle speed and the cars directly behind them dont see the obsticle until the car in front of them gets out of the way.....sort of like when a ladder falls off a truck ona highway... someone is going to draw the unlucky straw of hitting it..... maybe even better senerio you see on crash videos, car stalls in lane, car runs into it from behind. Happens all the time. Thats why they advise you to not stay in your car if its broke down...even on the side of the road.

AlabamaNomadRider · 04-11-2012, 04:48 AM

Bikes should not be on busy streets. Bus driver did a good thing.

**ringadingh** · 04-11-2012, 09:29 AM

The guy in the car probably didn't count on that happening.

**markclark57** · 04-11-2012, 12:18 PM

That's just the sort of reasoning that Mayor "McSchwin" in Seattle used to change several busy (narrow) 2 lane roads to a single somewhat wider car lane and a bicycle only lane. It might make more traffic sense to let the cars have both lanes when no bicycles are present, and then let the bicycle have a whole lane when they need it. It's definitely "Safer" for the cars to have a lane and the bikes to have a lane.

04-10-2012, 11:10 AM	#1
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landman Sr. Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: wheatland,wy. Posts: 3,642	now that's a driver that was fully aware of his surroundings. __________________ bob wittman VBA # 745 COG #11621 wheatland,wy. rallies-custer 09,kalispell 10,crescent city 11,kanab 12,estes park 13,orifino 14.,red lodge 16 2015 ninja 1000 abs 2014 concourse 14 2012 concourse 14-sold 2011 vaquero-sold 2008 nomad-sold 2005 classic-sold
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04-10-2012, 12:22 PM	#3
fish Top Contributor Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Aquashicola Pa. Posts: 6,377	quick thinking by the bus driver. He must of figured it was going to happen. But bicycles are a hazard on the road. You would never see me riding in the middle of the lane, bad enough on the side of the road. __________________ I'm not prejudice I hate everyone equally;) 08 nomad blue/silver MaryJane 74,010miles VBA #299 Her's 10 900LT 36,700 09 Bath NY. 10 Lake George NY. 11 National Maggie Valley NC. 12 Pa Wilds (Wellsboro) Pa. 14 Lincoln NH. 17 National Lake George NY.
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04-10-2012, 02:06 PM	#4
cnc Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal QC Posts: 12,034	What a dangerous place to ride a bike, but that does not excuse the driver from trying to run from the scene. Bet he sh*t himself when the bus blocked his escape. __________________ Norm Ward 2008 blue / silver nomad kawanow / VBA #01136
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04-10-2012, 04:23 PM	#5
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04-10-2012, 10:46 PM	#6
NRiderUSA Sr. Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 3,781	I have been stuck in traffice jams caused by bike riders going 5 mph on a 45 mph road... no curtousy extended to cars or anyone else, another one of those rights things. So on one hand its kind of rude and stupid of the guy on the bike to ride impeding traffic on a bridge.........BUT it was really stupid of the guy in the car to try to run after an accident turning it into a hit and run situation. You can see the way people are switching lanes to try to get around the hazard in the road and back up to motorized vehicle speed and the cars directly behind them dont see the obsticle until the car in front of them gets out of the way.....sort of like when a ladder falls off a truck ona highway... someone is going to draw the unlucky straw of hitting it..... maybe even better senerio you see on crash videos, car stalls in lane, car runs into it from behind. Happens all the time. Thats why they advise you to not stay in your car if its broke down...even on the side of the road. __________________ NRiderUSA "Rick" "In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." 1946 George Orwell Last edited by NRiderUSA; 04-10-2012 at 10:49 PM.
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04-11-2012, 04:48 AM	#7
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	Bikes should not be on busy streets. Bus driver did a good thing. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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04-11-2012, 09:29 AM	#8
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	The guy in the car probably didn't count on that happening. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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04-11-2012, 12:18 PM	#9
markclark57 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,108	That's just the sort of reasoning that Mayor "McSchwin" in Seattle used to change several busy (narrow) 2 lane roads to a single somewhat wider car lane and a bicycle only lane. It might make more traffic sense to let the cars have both lanes when no bicycles are present, and then let the bicycle have a whole lane when they need it. It's definitely "Safer" for the cars to have a lane and the bikes to have a lane. __________________ 2006 Vulcan 1600 Classic "George III" (Patricia's) 2006 Vulcan 1600 Nomad "Grace" (Mark's) Mark Clark VBA #1619 TaibhseDaid@Gmail.Com "Irish" @ Maricopa County Chapter of B.A.C.A. Phoenix, AZ
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