Almost killed a pedestrian

[Fire_Eyes]

Please take a look at the ugly picture that I managed to draw. Where I live we drive on the other side of the road. Anyway, infront of the bus there was alot of trafic I made sure he wasn't gonna go anywhere then mr.bus driver decided to let ppl down before the bus stop. I was already beside the bus when the door opened a gentelman walked out and as soon as I noticed him I hit the brakes. The bike fel on the side walk. Looked at the person he was okay he came to check if I was fine. I lifted the bike then walked up to him to make sure he was ok and that I didn't hit him. I thought I hit him for sure. Anyway of he went, and I started to check the damage. There is a small crack around the screw that holds the side fairing. So I don't expect the shop to ask for money since this is the 10th time or more since I rent the same bike. It's a cbr600f4i sport. Was reall shaken up, in my head I believe it's his fault because he dropped the passengers before the bus stop but what do you guys think. I don't want to be the one who thinks he's the best and always blames others.
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[JonB]

Bit of a grey area, if it is anythink like our country it wouldn't be legal to filter on the inside like it looks like you did. Although i'm still not completely sure what happened.
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[instigator]

I'd recommend you get a loud pipe for doing filtering like that! I went back to my quiet one and today the pedestrians were all over the place, not looking as if they were going. They hadn't done that for the previous 4 months when I had a race can on

Personally, if there was a bend ahead, traffic moving on other side of the road, then I wouldn't have gone past him. Just for the fact that he could let out pedestrians

[Bomberman]

[Fire_Eyes]

woops the thing infront of him isn't a bend. There's a traffic light that i forgot to draw lol. There's a traffic light and a small right turn its not even a turn actually its just a way for a restaurant. Felt so bad, thought I killed a guy.
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[Fire_Eyes]

I can say that I will never overtake a bus from the right again. Whether it's allowed where I live or not.
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[lurker]

id say youre lucky not to have been squashed by a bus.
if youre pictures a tru reprensentation WHY OH WHY were you overtaking a bus on the inside coming up to a bus stop?

[Barry_M2]

[Bendy]

You never, ever put yourself between a vehicle and the kerb. Especially a bus.

[ZRX61]

[Flip]

I have to agree with others I'm afraid. You f*cked up there mate.

[Fire_Eyes]

But there was alot of traffic. Neither the bus or the cars infront of it were moving. They were at a complete stop and I assumed since the bus ain't moving I'll just pass. Maybe I assumed wrong It is my fault. No more filtering on the right side , I hate learning the hard way.
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[JonB]

You have too learn to have patience.
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[Andy99]

From the drawing it looks like you were in some kind cycle lane,is this the case? If so,is that legal and is it the responsibility of drivers crossing ths lane to give way to you?
I agree if you were to do that over here it would be a very stupid move
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[Sadie]

About 4 years ago, I was travelling down a main road behind a bus on a road I knew well. The bus indicated that it was turning right and pulled over to the middle of the road to do so. The road is a wide road.

I then went to undertake him, which is perfectly legal in these circumstances.

Just then he opened the doors and let a child (about 12 years old)out into the middle of the road. The child couldn't even get across the road at that point due to the railings down the side and the bus stop was only twenty yards away around the corner.

Do not ask me how I managed to avoid child, bus or railings. All I can say is thank God my brakes were working well that day!
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[MissFickle]

ho-hum.. learn from your mistakes. You will think twice about it next time.

[impaler]

Fire_Eyes: would it not be a lot better to go down the middle of the road instead of squeezing next to the kerb?
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[Fire_Eyes]

[winwick]

Sorry dude but you need to get some training FAST

What part of overtaking a bus, on the inside, on the approach to a bus stop did you consider even for a nano second was a safe or sencible thing to do

If you'd seriously injured the guy you wouldnt have a leg to stand on and quite frankly you'd deserve everything you got.

Learn to ride or get off the road before you really do injure somebody.

I know this sounds harsh and its supposed to, we get enough bad press as it is and irresponsible bikers mowing down innocent pedestians isnt going to help us

[Dom]

Although I agree that doing something like that in the UK would be mad by our standards, in Fire_Eyes defence he's not in the UK and what is and isn't acceptable here isn't necessarily relevant.

[lurker]

[ZRX61]

[nc30 chick]

I dont see why the bus didnt pull into the bus stop to let people off but I do have to agree with the others and say it was a stupid move on your part knowing there was a bus stop there.

[EuropeanNC30R...]

And if the bus had pulled into the bus stop while he was there, there'd be more than a cracked fairing to show for it.