Firstly, a disclaimer, the cycle lane I am talking about is in Lewisham SE London – to those not in the know – to live in Lewisham you need to be a fully paid up member of the “God forgot to give me brains” brigade (why else would you choose to live in such a cruddy place) – so all bike lanes are not the same probably.

When going down a bis lane – watch out for left hand turns – it seems that drivers are incapable of using their left hand wing mirror and indicators when driving down a road with a bus lane on the left – I have side smacked two cars turning left with no warning and did not haver the time to stop.

I have seen two buses in my time being hit in the same fashion (though the results to the car were different – if a driver can’t see a bus I don’t think me on my bike are going to have a better chance.

So this is a long winded way of saying – when going down a bus lane, take real care when you see a left turn up ahead – I know I do and it has saved me a 50 or more further accidents. Either that or don’t cycle through Lewisham.

Bad places to ride best to avoid at all times