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As a cyclist this is beyond terrifying. Not 3 years ago I had a cycling accident involving a bus and broke both arms. 

The fact a bus driver is actually using his bus as a weapon against a cyclist is too scary for words. When you are on a bicycle you are very fragile and exposed, this is almost attempted murder.

guardian:

This is shocking —>A bus driver who used his bus like a ‘weapon’ to knock a cyclist to the ground has been jailed for 17 months, a court official said. Gavin Hill was shown on CCTV in an exchange with cyclist Phillip Mead before he lurched the bus sharply into the cyclist’s path, throwing him from his bike

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  1. sabelmouse reblogged this from guardian
  2. jjm63 reblogged this from thegreenurbanist and added:
    Only 17 months? I’d...called it attempted vehicular homicide, or whatever
  3. eacutpa reblogged this from thegreenurbanist
  4. jacony reblogged this from guardian
  5. bulletinaweave reblogged this from julierthanyou and added:
    Wow, that wasn’t even TRYING to be an accident either. Just fucking BOOM.
  6. julierthanyou reblogged this from thegreenurbanist and added:
    that IS shocking. more shocking is the slap on the wrist given to the driver!!!
  7. thegreenurbanist reblogged this from guardian and added:
    Ah! Shows even with obvious bicycle infrastructure, there still needs to be proactive measures on driver-rider awareness...
  8. ambitiousceo reblogged this from guardian
  9. thatandycohen reblogged this from guardian
  10. simonesecci reblogged this from andrewgreene and added:
    Why do people hate cyclists? Because they slow them down? This is insane.
  11. andrewgreene reblogged this from guardian and added:
    How do you explain this kind of aggression? Would...NYPD have investigated this?
  12. w3fa reblogged this from guardian and added:
    bus driver. I have so much sympathy...this guy. I think everyone should try biking
  13. justinmoodie reblogged this from guardian
  14. bristolswing reblogged this from guardian and added:
    SO shocked by this. That cyclist...lucky to be alive. How awful. People in cars really do...
  15. bumsandcats reblogged this from guardian and added:
    really sick. There’s really no explanation. Only...months? Disgusting. Our justice system...
  16. mwuk reblogged this from guardian
  17. st reblogged this from guardian
  18. carlosadama reblogged this from guardian and added:
    As a cyclist this...beyond terrifying. Not 3 years ago I had a cycling accident involving...
  19. idroolinmysleep reblogged this from guardian and added:
    17 months? That’s it? Shouldn’t using...lethal weapon be subjected
  20. thegreatwizardjenkins reblogged this from guardian and added:
    Quite literally my worst nightmare.
  21. posh-somme reblogged this from guardian and added:
    cycling directly...manoeuvre the driver did looked really cool
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