Intentionally swerved at...

[NbyNW]

Hey Eden, I just saw this. Anything new? I wonder if Cascade Bicycle Club collects info like this, or if their advocacy people can help . . . this sounds like inexcusable behavior for a school bus driver.

Good luck!

[KeepingUp]

What a jerk! No if he/she were to hit you with the kids on the bus they'd probably feel like the biggest lame.

[beccaB]

I wonder if the driver is and employee of a transportation company, or works for the school. School employees have to answer to the community and are held more accountable.
I work for my school district as a school bus driver, and I can honestly say that the 12 of us are very careful around bikers and walkers. It's rural here, and that probably makes a difference.
The last time I encountered bicyclists during a bus run, I gave them a lot of room and waited until visibility was clear before passing, in the other lane.
They were waving at me to pass them but I didn't feel comfortable doing it until I could see down the other side of the hill. I was also admiring their speed on a hill I can only do 8mph on.

[beccaB]

Buses have always seemed to get a lot closer to me than any other vehicle.
Perhaps the drivers are not as good at judging the size of the vehicle compared to say a truck driver.
Swerving at you is just plain sickening . So many jerks out there. Glad to hear you are ok.

I don't think it's possible to not know the dimensions-school bus drivers are highly trained and have to jump through hoops and take all sorts of tests, written and road tests. Especially city drivers, with cornering and all that. It had to have been on purpose. The special ed buses tend to be less long, but every bit as wide as regular buses. The only other thing that might be a factor is if the
side mirrors are out of adjustment, but the driver should have realized that during pre-trip inspection.

[beccaB]

Ok the more I think about it the madder I get because we use our radios to inform other drivers in our fleet to watch out for this or that pedestrian , or biker or whatever. We have one well traveled road that leads out from the school area, and we're always saying "watch out for the... headed east on M50"
And I'm the only one there who bikes.