Quote Originally Posted by lph View Post
Sorry if I'm a bit sensitive about this point right now. I've stopped telling people that don't bike about crashes like this, because they immediately assume I was at fault. Because "bikers are idiots in traffic".

I'm looking for an alternative route
You were not at fault, the car was. But we must always look for whatever ways work to avoid having cars hit us when they are at fault. That might mean either going extremely slowly, or looking for a less hazardous route, or perhaps other choices too.
In addition, bus lanes are always a bit hazardous by their very nature.