Eastbourne cyclist captures moment he's almost knocked off his bike by sideswiping Stagecoach bus

Reported to the police and bus depot managers immediately. I haven't been informed of the outcome of the bus company investigation. I'm still waiting for the police to do anything

Blimey! I'd have been straight to the police with that. Was it reported to them?

@ric Good on you. You were doing everything by the book, and that includes taking action on this gross incompetence. If this wasn't deliberate then the old dear driving the bus needs to get some eye transplants.

Depressingly, I'm now even more motivated to practise my sideways bunny hops than when watching the Road Bike Party videos.

"I assure you the appropriate action will be taken."

Yeah like what? Doc'd a month's pay? Disciplinary, have to re-sit his PCV license? His driving was positively dangerous. The Stagecoach cyclist awareness course he did was obviously a total waste of time. Eyesight test? Hope the fecker loses his job. No different to the homicidal maniac Stagecoach drivers in Cambridge.

Down this road all the time. It goes from national to 30mph, with most people not bothering to slow down for the more built up area on the video.

Had a few close passes with people trying to pass you before a central reservation pinch point.

Can't quite reply to all the comments. But as a follow up:

1) the driver had recently (?) been on a cyclist awareness course...

2) Stagecoach conducted an investigation the next day using my video evidence, and statements from myself and the driver

3) Stagecoach have apologised "On behalf of the Driver and Stagecoach South East I would like to begin by apologising for the standard of driving displayed", and "I assure you the appropriate action will be taken".

4) They haven't explained what the outcome of the investigation was or whether the driver has been involved in similar (they refuse to disclose it).

Go on Ric!
That was literally just up the road from where the Jag driver did his nut at a cyclist and got prosecuted for it as well.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2579096/Furious-Jaguar-driver-sw...

Unfortunate because that stretch of road is a great cycle route normally. There's even a tourist friendly segregated cycle path just along from this junction, I wish they'd extend it through Pevensey as well.

I've ridden that section of road hundreds of times. It's definitely not fast and dangerous. It's a 30mph road. That junction has never been a problem for me but I'm normally there early in the morning when there is less traffic. There is a bit 50 yards further along that road where if you want the right hand lane, you need to be in the centre of the road, which is probably why he was taking that position.

All types of vehicles pull out of junctions without seeing cyclists. I had a bus do it to me once and I was lit up like a Christmas tree. It really makes you sh*t yourself.

Always safest to be covering your brakes passing any junction, because you never know when some moron is going to pull out on you. I don't trust them when I'm driving, I certainly don't trust them when I'm cycling.

experienced cyclist doesn't run out of luck and see's it coming and reacts
inexperienced cyclist in that situation?

I took yesterday off and rode the turbo today. It's not the first interaction i've had with a bus near there...

No sound on the video? I know I said a rude word just watching it, let alone having it happen to me.
When will other road users get it into their heads that cyclists can do more than 10mph!

Not defending the actions of the bus driver but it does look to me as if his view of the cyclist may have been hampered by the windscreen wipers which are parked in the centre of the windscreen. They appear to be directly in-line between the cyclist and the driver's head during the turn. That's poor design of the bus.

Hardly a "near death experience" anyway. The cyclist had plenty of time to see what was happening and take avoiding action (i.e. apply brakes). Poor driving is an every day matter for cyclists and, annoying as it is, you simply have to anticipate it when possible and ride cautiously. No point in just ploughing ahead into danger because "I have the right-of-way". Unfortunately that's how you get injured or worse.

Holy Shit. I live 5 mins from there and ride down that road all the time. It is a death waiting to happen, there are always cars parked at the side of the road creating pinch points, elderly drivers and as for the bus drivers ...

Comments on the Mail Web site really are rabidly insane!

Comments on the Mail Web site really are rabidly insane!

The comments on the mail site are really insane!

Sobering

i think i pooped a little.

And as you would expect for the Mail, the comments section is full of people blaming Mr Stern for going too fast!