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Travelling east on a bus in the City today.

A taxi travelling in front of the bus was hailed and stopped at the kerb to
pick up the would-be passenger.

Two cyclists following the bus (which stayed out on the outside of the
eastbound lane but had to stop to give way to oncoming traffic) simply
undertook the bus and then veered left onto the footway and passed just
behind the taxi-passenger as he got into the cab.

I wouldn't have easily believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.

On 17/08/2012 17:58, JNugent wrote:
Travelling east on a bus in the City today.

A taxi travelling in front of the bus was hailed and stopped at the kerb
to pick up the would-be passenger.

Two cyclists following the bus (which stayed out on the outside of the
eastbound lane but had to stop to give way to oncoming traffic) simply
undertook the bus and then veered left onto the footway and passed just
behind the taxi-passenger as he got into the cab.

I wouldn't have easily believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.

They got home before you did eh?

On 17/08/2012 17:58, JNugent wrote:
Travelling east on a bus in the City today.

A taxi travelling in front of the bus was hailed and stopped at the kerb
to pick up the would-be passenger.

Two cyclists following the bus (which stayed out on the outside of the
eastbound lane but had to stop to give way to oncoming traffic) simply
undertook the bus and then veered left onto the footway and passed just
behind the taxi-passenger as he got into the cab.

I wouldn't have easily believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.

You don't travel in London much, do you?

On Aug 17, 5:58*pm, JNugent wrote:
Travelling east on a bus in the City today.

A taxi travelling in front of the bus was hailed and stopped at the kerb to
pick up the would-be passenger.

Two cyclists following the bus (which stayed out on the outside of the
eastbound lane but had to stop to give way to oncoming traffic) simply
undertook the bus and then veered left onto the footway and passed just
behind the taxi-passenger as he got into the cab.

I wouldn't have easily believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.

I know, but that's because you always expect the best from cyclists.
And they always let you down.

On 17/08/2012 18:03, Bill wrote:
On 17/08/2012 17:58, JNugent wrote:
Travelling east on a bus in the City today.

A taxi travelling in front of the bus was hailed and stopped at the kerb
to pick up the would-be passenger.

Two cyclists following the bus (which stayed out on the outside of the
eastbound lane but had to stop to give way to oncoming traffic) simply
undertook the bus and then veered left onto the footway and passed just
behind the taxi-passenger as he got into the cab.

I wouldn't have easily believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.

They got home before you did eh?

Almost certainly. I had the rest of my bus journey to do, then a wait for a
train, then a train journey, then a walk to where my car was parked, then a
drive home.

Central London, eh?

On 17/08/2012 18:14, Tony Dragon wrote:

On 17/08/2012 17:58, JNugent wrote:

Travelling east on a bus in the City today.
A taxi travelling in front of the bus was hailed and stopped at the kerb
to pick up the would-be passenger.
Two cyclists following the bus (which stayed out on the outside of the
eastbound lane but had to stop to give way to oncoming traffic) simply
undertook the bus and then veered left onto the footway and passed just
behind the taxi-passenger as he got into the cab.
I wouldn't have easily believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.

You don't travel in London much, do you?

Central London, maybe six to ten times a year on business.

On 17/08/2012 17:58, JNugent wrote:
Travelling east on a bus in the City today.

A taxi travelling in front of the bus was hailed and stopped at the kerb
to pick up the would-be passenger.

Two cyclists following the bus (which stayed out on the outside of the
eastbound lane but had to stop to give way to oncoming traffic) simply
undertook the bus and then veered left onto the footway and passed just
behind the taxi-passenger as he got into the cab.

I wouldn't have easily believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.

Dog bites man.

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Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton, of Lancaster
University, wrote in an interim assessment of the Understanding Walking
and Cycling study. "For them, cycling is a bit embarrassing, they fail
to see its purpose, and have no interest in integrating it into their
lives, certainly on a regular basis."