Near miss of the day 35: Cyclist hugely grateful for physical protection provided by painted white line

Writing on Twitter, Bike-Riding Motorist said that this bus felt “uncomfortably close” when it passed him in Bolton.

He reported the incident to Greater Manchester Police but was told that they would not be taking any action, “based on the fact that you are in your cycle lane and the bus is not encroaching near to or into your cycle lane.”

Bike-Riding Motorist clearly disagrees, initially making his point via a screengrab with the white line removed.

Another interesting example. 21mph. Feels uncomfortably close to me. But there's more to be revealed about it later + video. @GMCycling pic.twitter.com/xMs69yjN4X

— Bike-Riding Motorist (@MrHappyCyclist) October 2, 2017

He said he had measured the cycle lane and the centre of the white line is 1.1m from the kerb.

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