MikeF wrote:I think you'll find all coach drivers should know about the back "swing" on turns, as should drivers of lorries.
I agree, of course. I was thinking about an explanation of the bad driving, not trying to excuse it.
A driver who drives his coach into a cyclist should be charged with dangerous driving. If the cyclist had done nothing wrong (and this OP cyclist hadn't) then the jury should convict. Fat chance.
I also agree with Pete Owens. Taking a position at the extreme edge of lane is inviting motorists to regard that lane as empty. When stopping at lights to turn right, I don't want a motorist alongside me because then he will try to accelerate past me as we both take the turn, so I would occupy a central position within the lane.