Jeremy Vine’s close call with London bus sparks road safety debate

Jeremy Vine posted headcam footage of a close encounter with a London bus, which moved across a painted cycle lane to reach a bus stop while he was riding alongside it. The clip has prompted debate over the bus’s manoeuvre, Vine’s decision to continue beside it rather than slow down, and how road layouts should protect cyclists.

Vine argued on X that floating bus stops, which route cycle lanes around the passenger boarding area, can improve safety for cyclists, including children. Some commenters criticised his riding as needlessly risky, while others said the bus had endangered him; the article gives no independent assessment of who was at fault.