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I was riding my bike to work this morning down Temple St. A city bus (the extra extra long kind, #1046 to be exact) speedily came up from behind me, passed me, and immediately pulled over to the right to make a stop, thus trapping me between it and the sidewalk. People then started getting out of the various doors and I just about knocked one over while I was slowing to a stop (of course apologizing and explaining that Gosh, sorry, I was just cut off by the bus!).
I feel as if city buses do not have regard for cyclists most times, and this incident was especially dangerous. The driver should have slowed down behind me and let me pass the bus stop area before pulling over, obviously.
9 Comments
Thomas Hils (Registered User)
I can only imagine that it's difficult to be a bus driver in this city with a strict timetable but this irresponsibility is dangerous and not just to the cyclist but the passengers as well. It'd be a whole different story if the cyclist wasn't as quick on the breaks and aware (as a city cyclist is forced to be) and had hit and hurt a passenger!
If this was a exception to the behavior I've seen in city bus drivers I'd be more willing to be gentle but I've see all sorts of risky and sometimes dangerous moves by these drivers. Again, I can see how difficult a job it is---New Haven has some unforgiving drivers, but we can't compromise road rules and safety.
mapninja (Registered User)
Contact this person:
Voleta Ferguson
Customer Relations Specialist
CTTRANSIT
vferguson@cttransit.com
203-867-6340
mapninja (Registered User)
Lindsey (Registered User)
City of New Haven (Verified Official)
Sukima (Guest)
Ctwebnet+wstest@gmail.com (Registered User)
you <small class="fwn">(Guest)</small>
did anyone get the number of that bus??
I would have accosted the driver and got his name and asked what the &*^% was he thinking and he's lucky he didn't injure or kill you.
put a complaint in on their website.
Closed City of New Haven (Registered User)