Nice letter.
To those that have problems with bus drivers - I am curious if the busses in your area have bicycle racks that are frequently used.
Almost every city bus encounter I have had is a positive one, city bus drivers more than any other driver use full adjacent lane to pass, will wait behind me if a stop is coming up soon, etc. I wonder if they are so courteous, not only because of training, but because they interact so frequently with cyclists as people, their customers.
Interactions however with school bus drivers have been some of my worst.
Sure it can be a pain to pass them sometimes having to merge into middle/inside lane.
Here the busses run on non-diesel/gas (I want to say NG?)
Al