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Busses aren't the problem, lacking bicycle infrastructure is the problem. Busses move a lot of people. I have no problem with busses.
Busses driven by people who have no idea what it's like to be a cyclist around busses ARE a problem, when the occur.
Exactly. Bus drivers are better trained than regular drivers. In that respect I used to trust them more. But they are also people who might be into car culture. My partner had a London bus overtake her in an intersection and brake check her while she was cycling. Multiple times in a row. It was super dangerous. We complained to the bus company and they reported back that they put the driver on a mandatory training.
Yes, but also it's important to remember that there are no such things as "car lanes," only general-purpose ones. Even if good bike infrastructure exists, cyclists are still allowed to ride in those lanes, which means dangerous close passes by buses could still occur.
In my country it is actually illegal to ride a bike on the normal lanes if a bike lane / path is available
IMO this is how it should be.