Advocacy & Safety - City Bus Driver Training

My cousin is becoming a city bus driver and I asked him if there were any cycling specific instruction.

His reply:
So far, only to let them have the lane they are in and pass them like you would any other vehicle and stay behind them untill there is room to pass them.

I don't think the bus driver who passed me yesterday on the way home received the same training. But I was glad to hear they teach the proper method.

It really is that simple.

I don't think the Metro drivers here get that kind of training either. As a class, I find Metro drivers to be the scariest on the road from a cycling perspective.

It really is that simple.

I don't think the Metro drivers here get that kind of training either. As a class, I find Metro drivers to be the scariest on the road from a cycling perspective.

You can teach the rules ...... that's simple.

Now, teaching someone to care, tha'ts a whole 'nother deal and most of the problem, I think.

Happily, we have no buses, city or otherwise in our little town and I sure don't envy those of you who do.

Rik

My cousin is becoming a city bus driver and I asked him if there were any cycling specific instruction.

His reply:
So far, only to let them have the lane they are in and pass them like you would any other vehicle and stay behind them untill there is room to pass them.
How beautiful is simplicity!

it varies from bus driver to bus driver. some are very respectful, and i ride that same route too from time to time when i am unable to bike so some of them know me. But i did have one scary experience where i this bus passed me so close i "surfed" on the side of the bus. I still have a black mark on my bike shell to show for it. I was riding the side of the bus, but i was too scared to push off the bus bc i was afraid i might counterbalance too much and fall under the wheels.