Hi Adrian,

I'll draft up a letter of protest to the company citing
the incident and ask the Monash transport office to cosign
This will also request a driver education program on the
road rules.

Do you happen to have the names and details of any of the
witnesses involved?

Has anyone else out there in McBUG experienced this kind of
problem on North Rd.?

Regards
David

--- In monashunibug@yahoogroups.com, "Adrian Tritschler"

<Adrian.Tritschler@...> wrote:
>
> Bloody typical! Yesterday I rode from home (Oakleigh) to Fed
square
> then back to Monash and had a near perfect ride. Maybe it was all
the
> publicity but everyone seemed to be pretty well behaved (which I
> always find a miracle on St Kilda rd, whether they're on bikes, on
> foot, or in cars). Had my coffee and roll and made it back for a
> slightly latish 9:20 start. Didn't really need a third breakfast at
> wholefoods!
>
> This morning, back to the normal ride, straight along North rd, not
> riding in the bus lane since its not yet 9:30 am. Cars pass on the
> right, cars illegally pass on the left. Stopped at the lights at
> Clayton rd with a car on my right and a turning car on my left, and
a
> bus behind on the left. Bus driver calls out the window "Excuse
me.."
> then proceeds to tell me over and over again that I am NOT allowed
to
> ride on the road and MUST ride on the off-road path. "That is your
> path, over there, this is my lane". I tried to point out that I was
> on the road, not in the bus lane and explain that bicycles are
legally
> allowed on the road, she aint having none of it, louder and louder
she
> tells me I MUST get off the road.
>
> Lights go green and off I go through the intersection, with a
> continuous, deafening and intimidating blast of the horn she came up
> behind me and unfortunately I finally got annoyed and gave her the
> finger, she sped past on my left and I raised my hand up and hit the
> mirror since it was only about 30cm from my head.
>
> Followed her to Monash bus loop and as I walked up to the bus there
> were four or five passengers[1] having a huge argument with her
loudly
> complaining about her attacking cyclists and what the hell was she
on
> about. I took her photo and she started yelling that she had video
> showing that I was attacking her and "road-raging her bus" Once
again
> she tries shouting that I must use the off road path "it is law"
> (crap, closest law is rule 247. which says you must use an ON-ROAD
> bicycle lane where provided unless it is impracticable to do so).
>
> Eastrans this time, driver's name badge says Maryla, 8:45 am or so,
bus 5485-AO.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajft/2945744106/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajft/2945744116/
>
> Happy f'kin birthday to me.
>
> Adrian
>
> [1] Talking to one of the passengers later, she said the driver had
> been in a bad mood all morning and had shouted at her to "turn her
> music down" on her iPod.
>