Bus drivers don’t tend to be the biggest fans of city cyclists, and subsequently they are trying their best to wipe them out.

This generally involves using their double-decker to press us closer and closer to oncoming traffic when we go to overtake them, leaving us frantically pedalling to get out the other side before directing a well mouthed ‘f*ck you!’ at the man in charge.

We’re fairly sure bus drivers have an ’empty exhaust’ button for when they’ve trapped a cyclist behind them. It would certainly explain a lot.

Other well-used weapons from the bus driver’s arsenal include attempting to push us into pavements and driving between three and four centimetres behind you when you’re cruising the bus lane.

We’re also fairly sure they’ve got an ‘empty exhaust’ button for when they’ve trapped a cyclist behind them. It would certainly explain a lot.