[NMCycling] Bad bus driver incident - how to report

[Kevin]

If you get no response, you can also attend the public input session of the
regular city council meetings and refer them your complaint and video.

Kevin

On Wed, Oct 27, 2021, 2:40 PM Derek Moffett via Bike-racers <
bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

> Mike,
>
> I had a similar incident here in Colorado. I was out riding home after a
> training ride on vacant streets with a buddy. The bus(RTD) flew by us
> with very little space between us and it. Fortunately my friend had video
> of the bus coming and going. I sent this along with an Email to the bus
> company and they said they'd look into it. I enquired as to what was being
> done and I got crickets. In subsequent weeks the bus(same time, same place)
> has given me >5'. I think someone may have gotten the message.
>
> As far as announcing that you are passing. Seems like common sense but not
> everyone has that. I also use a bell.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Derek
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 2:21 PM mike via Bike-racers <
> bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks you all for your input. It wasn’t bad enough to file a police
>> report. I did call 311 and they took my statement and gave me a couple of
>> emails to send my photos to.
>>
>> I’ve not heard back from anyone yet. I might be up to a week before I do.
>>
>> About the incident, my wife and I were riding southbound on Pennsylvania
>> between Candelaria and Menaul in the middle of the bike lane, single file
>> about 20 feet apart, I was behind. A small city bus, going faster than the
>> rest of the traffic came within a foot of us each just coming into the bike
>> lane with it’s tires. The red light at Menaul allowed me to catch the
>> driver. He was flippant, dismissive and aggressive.
>>
>> I got photos of the bus numbers and the driver, that’s what I emailed to
>> the city.
>>
>> Be careful out there,
>> mike
>>
>>
>>
>> > On Oct 26, 2021, at 12:18 AM, mike via Bike-racers <
>> bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > My wife and I had an unfortunate event with an Abq SunVan bus today. I
>> got a photo of the bus and the driver (while both were stopped) and I’d
>> like to report the incident. I can’t seem to find where to report this. Can
>> someone help me with the reporting process?
>> > Thanks,
>> > mike lucero
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