Sure she gets a couple of things wrong
This is word for word what is recommended by the NSW Government website www.bicycleinfo.nsw.gov.au however, sadly, this has not made it into the road rules. I am happy however for Ms Farrelly to promote the message that it is a requirement.Ms Farrelly wrote:NSW rules do, at least, require motorists to "change lanes when overtaking bicycle riders on multi-lane roads and allow at least one metre space for bicycle riders in a single lane situation."
The first bit is wrong - a cyclist can ride in the vast majority of bus lanes in NSW (road rule 158(2)(c)) but right on the money with the second. Fortunately for me, the buses I interact with are generally driven safely, but I know that others have different experiences, eg Trailgumby's videos of buses in Mosman & other reports of Westbuses.Ms Farrelly wrote:She can switch to the bus lane. This is illegal, and few terrors compare with a vengeful bus, swinging back in so tightly that its rear, articulated end swipes the dirt from your frail front wheel.
But these are minor quibbles, in that the overall message is good
Ms Farrelly wrote:None of it elicits the rage that flows so freely towards the cyclist. It's as if the bike makes rage OK.
The rage comes out as abuse, verbal and gestural - on Wednesday, I was again yelled at by a ute driver.
But it also emerges as serious, life-threatening behaviour, especially too-close passing that forces cyclists to choose their risk; risk being ''doored'' by parked vehicles or being collected by moving ones.