Jeremy Vine was nearly hit by a bus after he failed to slow down when it veered into a bus stop.The TV presenter, 61, was cycling in a high-vis yellow helmet and gloves when his headcam footage captured the London bus driving closely alongside him.It then pulled into the painted cycle lane before moving to the bus stop.Mr Vine is heard blaring his horn several times after saying, 'oh no you can't. I don't know why you would think you could do that.'But instead of slowing down and allowing the bus to pull in, he appeared to race up next to the huge vehicle.Posting the video on X, the BBC Radio 2 host urged the need for floating bus stops that place cycle lanes either between the pavement and the bus stop, or between the bus stop and the buses themselves. He wrote on X: 'This was me, on my bike this morning... imagine arguing a child on a bike should have to deal with this. 'Buses can't stop safely in cycle lanes, which is why floating bus stops are being built in every major city around the world.' Jeremy Vine nearly was nearly hit by a bus after he failed to slow down when it veered into a bus stop The TV presenter, 61, was cycling at night in a high vis yellow helmet and gloves when his headcam footage captured the bus driving closely alongside him It then pulled into the painted cycle lane before moving to the bus stopThe clip sparked a fierce debate in the comments, where some viewers were less than impressed with Mr Vine who accused him of putting himself at risk and being 'entitled'.One said: 'Instead of slowing down to let the bus pull in you race up its nearside to attempt to prove an invalid point. Get off the road.'Another wrote: 'A normal person would have braked and not risked being hit by the bus even if the bus was in the wrong. 'But the actions of some cyclists would rather endanger themselves to prove their self entitlement.'A third questioned why he did not stop: 'Do your brakes not work? Why didn't you use them?'And one simply said: '@metpoliceuk can you pay a visit to @theJeremyVine to chat to him about his dangerous ‘death-wish’ road-user habits. 'He is a well known tv host and as such, has a responsibility to demonstrate common-sense safety to members of the public.'While some jumped to Mr Vine's defence, fighting others in the comments and saying the bus put him in danger.When one said: 'Why was that cyclist trying to get squashed?' a user responded, 'Why was the bus driver trying to squash him?'The X user, known as OpenChiswick, is an LTN and cycle lane enthusiast who challenged many of the commenters that disagreed with Mr Vine.A second echoed the same sentiment, saying: 'The cyclist yearns to be run over.'The presenter has been described as 'willing to die in defence of the Highway Code' and is often on a mission to embarrass the dodgy drivers blighting London's roads The clip sparked a fierce debate in the comments, where some viewers were less than impressed with Mr Vine while others defended himTo which the other account responds back: 'The bus driver does not care about his duty to prioritise the safety of vulnerable road users.' Another said: 'This is so dumb, the moment the bus showed its indicators it should have pulled back and overtook the bus on the right hand side.'But OpenChiswick fought back: 'No it’s an illustration of why we are building protected cycle lanes with floating bus stops to protect our children from bus drivers who do not care about their safety when they are cycling to school.'He continued to say: 'I’ve answered enough bad drivers who need to send their licences back to the DVLA for one day so replies off.'When you know the bike rider is @theJeremyVine you can understand why he has decided to no longer share his headcam footage of dangerous driving on X.This app is a magnet for terrible drivers and victim-blaming men who should not be allowed anywhere near children.'The Daily Mail have contacted Mr Vine for comment. The presenter has been described as 'willing to die in defence of the Highway Code' and is often on a mission to embarrass the dodgy drivers blighting London's roads.His helmet-cam footage regularly sparks viral debates – sometimes over the driver's actions, other times over his own, such as whether he should be wearing hi-vis gear at night.His quest has seen him catching out foreign diplomats using their mobiles behind the wheel and van drivers dangerously cutting him up.Capturing all the drama on his 360-degree camera and sharing it on social media, the TV personality has even threatened to report reckless drivers to police.He maintained that he shared the videos to start a conversation about cyclists sharing the road with drivers – and to make those behind the wheel think again the next time they see someone on a bike.
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