Trundling down Fullarton Road this afternoon
at the beginning of my daily 30k
I was bundled into the gutter by a STA bus
after pushing off with my shoulder
to avoid becoming road kill
fortunately only doing about 35k/hr at the time
at the Arkaba corner lights I was three vehicles
ahead of the bus
another 200 metres down the road
I'm powering along again
and hugging the yellow line
adjacent to the gutter
and he has another go at running me off the road
this time hitting me on the right shoulder
and the back of my right hand on the bars
fortunately at the last moment I had realised
what he was up to and managed to stay upright
adrenalin pumping I caught up to the bus
at the Greenhill Rd lights
and asked the driver (ever so politely)
if he realised that he had cut me off twice
and had managed to hit me
belligerent denials ensued
and he refused to stop and exchange details
fortunately the Malvern Police shop is nearby
and now the driver of bus WKK981
has some explaining to do . . .
even more fortunate was the presence of a young cyclist
who was travelling behind me
and was prepared to act as a witness
back of my hand is still a little sore
but heart rate is returning to normal
after a long hot shower
and the application of a couple of glasses of
a quality red
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~~ (*)/ (*) . . . BJBEAR chasing the STA bus
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a friendly growl from the bear on the Zephyr that roars
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barry j taylor < [email hidden] >
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