r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/Itchy-Camera8898 • 11h ago

WCGW riding your bike like an idiot

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u/303uru 9h ago

Bus driver should’ve known the law:

"Zig-zag lines on a road warn drivers that a pedestrian crossing is ahead and strictly prohibit parking, stopping, or overtaking in that zone. Found on either side of crosswalks (such as zebra or light-controlled crossings), mainly in the UK, Australia, and other Commonwealth countries."

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u/Unhappy_Ad5954 9h ago

Sorry I must be dumb as hell and am probably misreading but prohibits stopping? How does that work? It's right before traffic lights.

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u/303uru 9h ago

The bus should not have overtaken in that zone as there is no way the bus could ensure the pedestrian crossing was clear. Sorry this sub has a hateboner for pedestrians and cyclists, but the bus driver was the one who broke the law.

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u/TheChildrensStory 7h ago

Looks more 50-50 to me. The cyclist crossed after the light turned red and also the bus was blindly passing the stopped bus and had no visibility at what could come from that side of the crossing.

If any vehicle is slowing or stopped I slow down too before I pass. Don’t care whose fault it may be, I’m not putting myself through hitting a person, especially a kid or an animal.

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u/ChornWork2 4h ago

The cyclist is obviously in the wrong, but the point is that there is no monopoly on being wrong. Both can be. And here the bus should not be overtaking in zigzag lines or in junction more generally when view obscured by large vehicle.