Yes! I feel ya. A very similar scenario happened to me in Tucson a few years
ago. Only with me, we were stopped at a light. I was directly to the bus's
right (you know, where the driver can look out that big glass door and see
you). The light turned, we started. I forget at the moment who crossed the
intersection first, but shortly thereafter there was a bus stop. He pulled
on over and I was forced to brake hard to avoid getting wedged.
When I confronted him, he revealed that he DID see me, but that he thought
he should have right of way (at least this is what I got out of his broken
English - he said "No - I was there!!").
Not without sympathy for drivers, I turned the guy (who refused to give me
his name) in. I'm not out to get people in trouble, but I just couldn't see
that driver's atrocious judgement going unchecked.
Just to present the drivers' side: I have heard, and understand, complaints
regarding bicylces being too far out in the roadway. We don't have the right
to do that - we are required to stay as far right as we can. Also
frustrating to drivers is passing a bicycle, only to have it pass you as you
have to stop. This gets repeated several times.
Diesel content: At the time of my incident, my current 240D was living in
that town, I just didn't know it yet. Or that I wanted one, since in that
weather, one is able to commute on the bike year-round (how I long for those
days).
Brian
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