Bus driver deliberately crashed into cyclist!

[W1 NER]

http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16171562

Shocking footage! Apparently due to an incident off camera but still, to drive into someone deliberately like that is unbelievable. He could quite easily have fallen under the wheels, 17 months seems a light sentence!

[Dave Hedgehog]

pea roast

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[zcacogp]

F ck me. I'm astonished. 17 months is indeed far too short a sentence. He'll probably be out in 9 on a tag, too ...

(Also astonished at how well that bus moved. Never knew they were that nippy on the road!)


Oli.

[W1 NER]

Dave Hedgehog said:

pea roast

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

I did a search as well! (must remember to check all forums first)

[neil_bolton]

I'm a very confident cyclist, and have competed in some of the most mental mountain bike DH races in the world with only a slight bit of nerves.

However, riding through traffic in Bristol, especially with the shocking standard of bus driving, it genuinely scared the hell out of me, and I sought a quieter route to work.

I take the bus on occasions to work - and some drivers are great, but some have a seriously worrying attitude towards the safety of those on board the bus, and also those around the bus.

I really don't understand how more bus drivers don't get charged what with having 'witnesses' on board - the amount of altercations that I've seen between buses and cyclists in Bristol is nothing short of horrific - and I've been one.

[heebeegeetee]

Kinell, there's a lot of threads on this subject.