Approaching the roundabout in the primary position, I move over slightly to the left as the lanes are wide enough for traffic continuing on via the roundabout to pass me. Normally I would violate the traffic rules and go across the red and hatched area to make it to the left hand lane of the roundabout faster, but sometimes there is traffic there which has priority.

This occurred today, requiring me to stay in the right hand lane. This is normally awkward enough, as now I'm a slower bicycle sitting ahead of faster traffic with cars also undertaking me, while trying to merge into the left lane. However, before I even really get to this area, a 314 bus driver decides to overtake me and squeeze me out of the lane in a less standard version of a left hook. No way for me to move further left as at that point I still have a car coming down the lane. Luckily the driver notices me banging on the side of the bus and slows down, allowing me to get out of the way.

Bus driver apologised, but doesn't even seem to realise what he did until I told him. Cyclists stay back? In this case, bus stay back! Especially since you're going to turn further left into the bus terminal anyway.

Also, damn you hay fever for making me sneeze all the time.

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