No offence but it looks like you were riding in the gutter? Maybe riding in the left hand wheel track, 1m+ from the curb, would have made him wait then do a proper job of overtaking when it was clear? Just my 2p worth...
@nigglenoo Yeah I know what you mean, but the guy is a professional driver, nothing should have stopped him making a 'proper job' of it. He couldn't even judge how long his vehicle was. Unless that was on purpose.
i had some bastard bus overtake me a week back, but not enough room so he pulls back in, i figure he knows i'm there, but no, he keeps on and wedges me into the curb right by his back wheels, highly fucking dangerous! lucky i thumped on the side of the thing and bunny hopped over the high curb. he then had theh nerve to gesture at me like it was my fault!
Drop an email into the Huntingdon depot with the time, the reg, and the coach number 15465 (Scania / ADL Enviro - Bought for guided busway May 09 - you would not believe how much information you can get on a bus!) Email: fenland.enquiries(at)tagecoachbus(dot)com Tel: 01480 453 159
@MelloVEL0 Google the reg, will normally get you a coach number (which is the smaller 5 digit number painted on all sides of a bus.) You will then be able to get photos, bus fleet list, then a depot, Go to bus operator site and get the depot contact.
@MelloVEL0 Google the reg, will normally get you a coach number (which is the smaller 5 digit number painted on all sides of a bus.) You will then be able to get photos, bus fleet list, then a depot, Go to bus operator site and get the depot contact.
@CyclingMikey I'm worried it looks like nothing on video, I could have touched the side of that, especially cutting back into the side of me with the tail end of the bus.
@MelloVEL0 I know what you mean, I look at my videos and the 135 deg. wide angle lens has embarrassedly distorted the view, like security mirrors do in shops, it only takes a small increase in the gap to make a big difference to the perceived distance. There is also the feeling that viewers expect to see extreme videos. Anybody with a similar camera will know how dangerous that overtake was.
@MelloVEL0 Not sure Stagecoach buses in Swindon are that modern, they tend to be older compared to other companies, although the one in my video is only 4 years old. If I get a reply from Stagecoach maybe they will tell me if they have on board cameras.
@MelloVEL0 I emailed Stagecoach with a copy of my video. I got an apology yesterday from the local manager indicating the offending driver had been told off and that he should drive more carefully.
this was in st ives
arsenal639 10 months ago
No offence but it looks like you were riding in the gutter? Maybe riding in the left hand wheel track, 1m+ from the curb, would have made him wait then do a proper job of overtaking when it was clear? Just my 2p worth...
nigglenoo 1 year ago
@nigglenoo Yeah I know what you mean, but the guy is a professional driver, nothing should have stopped him making a 'proper job' of it. He couldn't even judge how long his vehicle was. Unless that was on purpose.
MelloVEL0 1 year ago 3
i had some bastard bus overtake me a week back, but not enough room so he pulls back in, i figure he knows i'm there, but no, he keeps on and wedges me into the curb right by his back wheels, highly fucking dangerous! lucky i thumped on the side of the thing and bunny hopped over the high curb. he then had theh nerve to gesture at me like it was my fault!
mobiletone 1 year ago
From the rear facing camera you can see just how close that was.
downfader2 1 year ago
Drop an email into the Huntingdon depot with the time, the reg, and the coach number 15465 (Scania / ADL Enviro - Bought for guided busway May 09 - you would not believe how much information you can get on a bus!) Email: fenland.enquiries(at)tagecoachbus(dot)com Tel: 01480 453 159
Stagecoach take these things very seriously,
finbat 1 year ago
@finbat How did you get that info? Thanks for that.
MelloVEL0 1 year ago
@MelloVEL0 Google the reg, will normally get you a coach number (which is the smaller 5 digit number painted on all sides of a bus.) You will then be able to get photos, bus fleet list, then a depot, Go to bus operator site and get the depot contact.
finbat 1 year ago
@MelloVEL0 Google the reg, will normally get you a coach number (which is the smaller 5 digit number painted on all sides of a bus.) You will then be able to get photos, bus fleet list, then a depot, Go to bus operator site and get the depot contact.
finbat 1 year ago
That's an awful overtake!!
CyclingMikey 1 year ago
@CyclingMikey I'm worried it looks like nothing on video, I could have touched the side of that, especially cutting back into the side of me with the tail end of the bus.
MelloVEL0 1 year ago
@MelloVEL0 It's true - though I think it's obvious to anyone who takes care to look and compare distances just how close that was.
CyclingMikey 1 year ago
@MelloVEL0 I know what you mean, I look at my videos and the 135 deg. wide angle lens has embarrassedly distorted the view, like security mirrors do in shops, it only takes a small increase in the gap to make a big difference to the perceived distance. There is also the feeling that viewers expect to see extreme videos. Anybody with a similar camera will know how dangerous that overtake was.
TheVexatiousLitigant 1 year ago
@MelloVEL0
When he overtakes and pulls in it looks bad....Too close anyway....
BoringVideosInk 1 year ago
That's a coincidence I also had a problem with Statecoach No. 55 today.
I have sent an email to their local office complaining, not sure anything will happen but I thought worth a try.
BadSwindoomRoadUsers 1 year ago
@BadSwindoomRoadUsers Are they one of the newer buses that carry video themselves? I wasn't sure if Stagecoach do.
MelloVEL0 1 year ago
@MelloVEL0 Not sure Stagecoach buses in Swindon are that modern, they tend to be older compared to other companies, although the one in my video is only 4 years old. If I get a reply from Stagecoach maybe they will tell me if they have on board cameras.
BadSwindoomRoadUsers 1 year ago
@MelloVEL0 I emailed Stagecoach with a copy of my video. I got an apology yesterday from the local manager indicating the offending driver had been told off and that he should drive more carefully.
BadSwindoomRoadUsers 1 year ago
mmm, they waited for a bit, and then decided to rush at the smallish gap... I find it hard to say at least they didn't try to overtake sooner.
drsquirrel0 1 year ago