John Bravard
We've seen countless reports to the OBRA list of incidents involving
buses. How many of these have been reported to police, transit or
school administration, or otherwise publicized in a coherent manner?
Preaching to the OBRA choir has limited capacity to improve cycling
safety.
John
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On Feb 25, 2009, at 11:36 AM, Steve Brown
wrote:
> I have had a Trimet bus come into my lane by the Hawthorn bridge on
> SW Front without a signal. At the next stop light the driver opened
> the door and shouted back that I had not signaled lane changes
> coming down Barbur so why should he. Had another driver pinch me
> off approaching Terwiliger & Capital Hwy and then laugh at me. Had
> another one, take the bike lane I was in on Capital Hwy in Hillsdale
> headed East just past BHH just so they could beat me to the bus
> stop. Suspect it is the same drive who blasted her horn and was in
> a fit of road rage at my wife while she was driving us in our car
> going south on Capital in Hillsdale. How safe is a defenseless bike
> rider, when the bus driver has a fit when a car makes a legal pass.
>
>
> Steve Brown
> On Feb 25, 2009, at 11:22 AM, Nicholas, John Murray wrote:
>
>> I ride every day home through downtown.
>> The sprint up Clay to 13th..a major TriMet route.
>> Then Montgomery st
>> Even though we have been close at times..they seem to be very
>> cognizant
>> of cyclists and work well with me
>> (there's a lot of give and take)
>> Now cars...don't get me started
>> j
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-
>> bounces@list.obra.org] On
>> Behalf Of Steve Brown
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:10 AM
>> To: Erik Voldengen
>> Cc:
>> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Skyline and Cornelius Pass caution
>>
>> No reason to believe school bus drivers are any different than the
>> general public. Most are safe and sane, a few are nut jobs who
>> operate
>> vehicles with the regard for the safety of others. Same with Trimet.
>>
>>
>> On Feb 25, 2009, at 11:05 AM, Erik Voldengen wrote:
>>
>>> Really? I've had school bus drivers follow me on Skyline for miles
>>> because they didn't want to pass. One time, I waved them by, and
>>> the
>>> driver used her PA to tell me she couldn't legally pass unless I got
>>> off the road. So I did, because it's damned unnerving to have a bus
>>> follow you for that long.
>>>
>>> -Erik
>>>
>>> 2009/2/25 Steve Brown :
>>>> School bus drivers are a menace. LO School District is a real
>>>> problem. I have had one bus pull out in front of me at the
>>>> intersection of Terwilliger & Iron Mt. road and another pass me
>>>> across the double yellow line in the face of on coming traffic
>>>> further down Terwilliger when I was at the legal speed.
>>>>
>>>> Steve Brown
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 25, 2009, at 10:24 AM, David Hart wrote:
>>>>
>>>> While we are talking about school buses, how about them TriMet and
>>>> Ctran drivers? I thought we had mutual respect as we are both
>>>> saving
>>>> the world...guess not.
>>>>
>>>> I know school bus drivers are not paid well but that doesn't excuse
>>>> the behavior.
>>>>
>>>> 2009/2/24 Kellie Rice
>>>>>
>>>>> Brady-
>>>>>
>>>>> What a scary situation for both you and your wife. You got the bus
>>>>> number, but did you see what school district it was from? Portland
>>>>> Public?
>>>>> Hillsboro? Or was it First Student which is a contracted company
>>>>> for
>>
>>>>> different districts?
>>>>>
>>>>> Contact the school district, if you saw it, or contact the
>>>>> Leasing/contracted company. I'm a teacher in Beaverton, and I've
>>>>> passed most of your note on to the Transportation folks as a
>>>>> gentle
>>>>> reminder about bikes. What complete disregard for your wife in her
>>>>> car though?
>>>>>
>>>>> Kellie
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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