I have just been accused by a bus Driver of bad lane discipline... He basically stopped the bus shouted abuse and said he was going to report me I am not sure what I have done but here goes a quick round up 2 lanes I was in the right approaching a roundabout bus in the left was giving way to a car joining the from his left ... road then branches into 3 lanes as I was in the right hand need to go straight bus hadn't moved off so joined....thinking the bus had seen me and was probabley turning left on the round about....he was n't he wass going straight as well...but surely traffice on thr right has right of way ??? I am a bit concerned that he needed to stop the bus have a verbal ...I said I didn't think i was eorng but if I am "sorr" he continued to say he was going to report me.... so I am absolutely petrified....can anyone throw any light??thank you
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Merely his word against yours.
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I think my fear is that he could report me to the police.. he was quite peeved and this could lead to points etc... and I don't have any...never have ..thank u
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I think my fear is that he could report me to the police..
He could, but he wont. Even if he did he is simply consdered a member of the public and has as many police powers as you do. Nothing is going to come of this.
>>he was quite peeved
He is a bus driver, they are alll poorly paid and peeved all the time
>>and this could lead to points etc...
NO it cant.
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road then branches into 3 lanes as I was in the right hand need to go straight
Your message is rather difficult to understand, but I gather that you approached the roundabout in the rightmost of three lanes, intending to go straight on?
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I changed lanes about 200yds before hand s the lane changes in to 3
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Doubt if you can get points, a fine or any sort of punishment on the mere say-so even of an important citizen like a bus driver. There would have to be several witnesses against you and their story would have to be watertight.
If it is anything like your own account of the events you should be perfectly safe! :o)
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I have had abuse from other road users as well.
The only recourse is to clearly remember what you did and then see what the Highway code says (although in many cases it says nothing). Whoever changed lanes should have signalled and moved over when safe to do so.
My mate is a bus driver and hasn't mentioned reporting anyone for supposedly cutting him up (though he gets annoyed at this), he tells me about idiots doing double speed limits, parking in bus lanes, people expecting buses to reverse down narrow country lanes and dangerous driving.
He has a mobile on the bus but my impression is that he would only be bothered if it was dangerous driving, probably because the Police wouldn't be bothered otherwise.
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I have checked the highway code ..and yes you are quite right there is no definitive reply although maybe I could have indicated... but there again there was plenty of space and slow speed ..maybe I was wrong that assuming he would check his right...thanks for your help..
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bubblegum,
AFAIK, anyone can 'report' anyone else for anything, not just driving. As far as driving is concerned, if the 'reporter' is a professional driver, then the authorities may take a closer look - my friend's wife was reported to the police by a driving instructor for overtaking on double white lines (quite rightly too) and she ended up getting three points on her licence for it.
S6 1SW
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The bus driver is just being a cheeky ****. The way some of them drive too! You should be angry, not worried, I know what I'd have said to him!
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I think the fact that the Bus Driver took the time to stop the bus give me a few choice words have left me a bit dumb founded ... I don't claim to be the worlds best driver (what ever that is) but being a mum i pride myself in being a safe driver so maybe this has been questioned and obviously the issue of points on my licence concerns me..thanx
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You should have taken details of the bus (registration No. & route No.) and reported the driver to the bus company. His actions won't go down too well with them. eg, bringing the bus company name into disrepute for starters, not to mention inciting road rage.
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Didn't realise you were a woman bubblegum. That puts a different complexion on it. The bus driver was being a bullying git. Some men and some drivers are like that.
Why don't you report him for offensive behaviour? (Joke - don't bother really).
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...my friend's wife was reported to the police by a driving instructor for overtaking on double white lines (quite rightly too) and she ended up getting three points on her licence for it.
You could probably distinguish that on the basis that overtaking on double whites is a "You MUST NOT" in the HC and thus illegal, though. Being in what is in someone else's opinion the wrong lane is less likely to be so.
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Anyone can "report" anyone else for pretty much anything, but in the absence of witnesses or evidence it is highly improbable that the police will do anything about it.
As Stuartli says, it will be his word against yours. You have two options here:
1) Put it down to the bus driver having a bad day/being an eejit, then forget about it, pour yourself a large glass of a preferred beverage and enjoy the long weekend.
2) If you can be bothered, turn the thing on its head - ring the bus company and ask if it is their policy to allow their drivers to hurl abuse and threats at other road users. He has, potentially, far more to lose by being reported to his employers.
I must say that 1) would be my preferred choice. Life is too short to allow yourself to be bothered by ill-tempered PSV drivers.
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A bus driver lecturing someone about lane discipline? Oh my aching sides. The only thing London bus drivers know about lane discipline is how to take up as many lanes as possible!
Maybe you made an error, maybe you didn't. If that bus driver stops every time he sees someone make a mistake on the road it's not going to do his punctuality much good.
Don't worry about it.
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Yes, can we report them? ):
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"I am absolutely petrified...."
Don't be. He sounds like a bus driver with an attitude and he thought you deserved some verbal.
Just laugh to yourself that he is a silly man with an attitude bigger than his bus.
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if he looked like this bubblegum ,be worried--------
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if not then dont give it a second bazooka
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If he does make a complaint against you, and if he made you feel harrased alarmed or distressed you may have a counter allegation of a public order offence. He can make a complaint against you of bad driving, you will need to be NIP'd by the Police within 14 days. You don't need special Police powers to complain about any alleged offence. Mind you it might bring crime figures down a tad if we did !
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Think yourself lucky. I saw a coach driver in london perform the following action. He was having a difference of opinion with a car driver and when a red right stopped the traffic flow he got off his coach, indicated to the car driver to lower his window, the guy innocently obliged and got a real thump in the face from the coach man who calmly alighted his vehicle and continued on his way. Saw the same thing between two car drivers in Miami but they really went at it!
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'Maybe i should of indicated' Yes maybe you should. I assume that this piece of road is new to you, or have you done this several times in the past at the same place and got away with it. Maybe the bus driver was letting 99 people get away with doing the same at the same roundabout and you were unlucky number 100 who was gonna get a piece of his mind.
It sickens me that some backroomers think that because bubblegum is female she should be treated any differently to anyone else.
The answer to the question has already been given but I feel better for that.
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Anyone can report you to Plod. If there is no collision then it's unlikely that Plod will do anything. If there is a no-injury collision then it's unlikely that Plod will do anything (unless there is a celeb involved, in which case there will be at least 6 Plod in attendance and the press as well) If there's no evidence then it's even more unlikely that Plod will follow up.
Why not complain to the bus company about the aggressive attitude of the bus driver (reg number and time should be sufficient)?
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I'd let sleeping dogs lie.
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I'd let sleeping dogs lie. and me but i would get on the drivers bus next week with a £20 note speaka no english wave about in a thicko manner and basically wind him up
thats if the wife would let me though
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Why not complain to the bus company about the aggressive attitude of the bus driver
Well, great. Make driving errors, wind people up, and when they complain, try to get them sacked. Another symptom of the ills of the UK at the moment?
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My dear Fotherington Thomas, I am merely attempting to balance the situation. I suspect that the OP - whilst clearly an incompetent driver with a minimal grasp of the principles of English grammar - was attempting to make good progress, much to the disgust of the bus driver.
>shrugs shoulders and wanders off to the garage for yet another sniff of Castrol R before turning in<
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shrugs shoulders and wanders off to the garage for yet another sniff of Castrol R before turning in<
I agree with you , excepting what I asked the OP earlier. Good thing, sniffing "R" - for goodnes sake, don't drink it, though! Now, where's that "slippery road" sign.....
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