Originally Posted by
BusBiker
Absolutely. The skill-sets are quite compatible - I only wish I could institute a program requiring *all* bus drivers, actually - drivers of any motor vehicle, to be proficient urban cyclists before they are allowed behind the wheel. Now *that* would make life easier and more pleasant for all...
I have been saying this for ages. If drivers of cars had experience of bikes / motorbikes before taking their test, and drivers of buses and lorries etc. had experiences of cars and bikes / motorbikes before taking their test, the roads would be FAR safer places, as the drivers of the most dangerous vehicles would have experiences of being vulnerable road users and perhaps will better be able to understand what people are going to do and why they are going to do it.