Originally Posted by
randya
If the busses pull through or stop in the bike lane, they do a whole 'nother level of damage to the pavement! Think waves and depressions, big ones, with potholes in them...
Luckily, there are very few potholes where I live, the damage is quite limited.
The bus thing is annoying, though, especially if you are caught behind one, but the bus stop is on the side of the bike lane, so I can understand.
It sucked the other day, though. The bus stopped, so I looked over my shoulder to enter the vehicle lane and go around it. This lady in a huge, silver truck was nice enough to let me over, so, as I am going around the bus and almost clear of it, it revs up and pulls into the lane. It would have taken me out had I not sped up and gone far enough ahead to reenter the bike lane.
I have heard many stories about buses and bicyclists out here in Beaverton.
EDIT: I apologize for the OT.