How do I effecitively have a moan about a Bristol Bus?
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Grrr!!!
Three times this week I've had the misfortune of meeting with the No. 43 bus that goes along the route I take to work from my house.
Now this isn't usually a problem, however three times I've had to screech to a halt as the corner we've met on is blind, and just about ok for two cars to pass safely but not a bus doing 30!
This is the problem, and a couple of times I've had to mount the kerb (bashing my alloys in the process) in order to not hit the speeding bus. Nearly all the times the bus is over the white hashed line as it can't get round without doing so, yet they insist in hitting that corner like bloody Colin McRae!
Now, I can let it lie usually, but this morning they really scared me.
I had passed going the other way a father with a 'tug-along' bike with his child on the back, and then a little further back, their mother. She wasn't going quickly and she was just in the right spot for someone whistling round that corner (blind remember). As I mentioned, Colin McBus had just swerved to miss me, and despite my flashing and waving, I saw a puff of black smoke of acceleration, and I just closed my eyes hoping and praying she didn't get clobbered...
I should have gone back to check, but I though I'd only end up ripping a new arsehole for the bus driver (I've done this before after hitting the kerb and then quickly spinning round and going after him).
Thing is, I know if you write a complaint to the Bus Company nothing happens, so how do you make an official complaint?
Three times this week I've had the misfortune of meeting with the No. 43 bus that goes along the route I take to work from my house.
Now this isn't usually a problem, however three times I've had to screech to a halt as the corner we've met on is blind, and just about ok for two cars to pass safely but not a bus doing 30!
This is the problem, and a couple of times I've had to mount the kerb (bashing my alloys in the process) in order to not hit the speeding bus. Nearly all the times the bus is over the white hashed line as it can't get round without doing so, yet they insist in hitting that corner like bloody Colin McRae!
Now, I can let it lie usually, but this morning they really scared me.
I had passed going the other way a father with a 'tug-along' bike with his child on the back, and then a little further back, their mother. She wasn't going quickly and she was just in the right spot for someone whistling round that corner (blind remember). As I mentioned, Colin McBus had just swerved to miss me, and despite my flashing and waving, I saw a puff of black smoke of acceleration, and I just closed my eyes hoping and praying she didn't get clobbered...
I should have gone back to check, but I though I'd only end up ripping a new arsehole for the bus driver (I've done this before after hitting the kerb and then quickly spinning round and going after him).
Thing is, I know if you write a complaint to the Bus Company nothing happens, so how do you make an official complaint?
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