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Old May 26th 10, 04:59 PM posted to uk.transport,uk.transport.london
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Default Buses taking up 2 lanes

Mr. Benn wrote:
"Mizter T" wrote in message
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On May 26, 10:22 am, "Mr. Benn" wrote:

"Nightjar "cpb"@" "insertmysurnamehere wrote:

Mr. Benn wrote:
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I have noticed bus drivers driving dangerously close behind me. ...

That's your fault. If you drove like most people appear to and did
not use
your rear view mirrors, you wouldn't notice them.

Are you serious Colin?


Of course he is - and he's completely right - if everyone just
concentrated on looking at the road in front of them, and stopped
getting distracted by that which is behind them, then all would be
well. It's none of anyone's business what goes on behind them - we
don't have eyes in the back of our head for a reason.


Thanks for your advice. I'll completely remove the rear view mirror in
my car as it doesn't serve any useful purpose. It was useful for the
furry dice though.



I constantly scan ALL of my mirrors at very regular intervals. To not
do so, would be foolish and not very sensible driving.

I try and anticipate and know what everything is doing around me,
especially if a **** is driving too close to my rear bumper. This tells
me to leave a bigger gap in front of me, just in case the car in front
pulls up suddenly or a kiddie runs out into the road. There's then less
chance of the **** behind me, rearending me.

Constantly checking your rear view mirror IS common sense.

Bod