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That is great idea, but it could be improved if the bicycle was a real bicycle & was riding & the bus rode by, way too close.
I remember attending an event for the county employees & public about the dangerous situation for bicyclist, when a Fire Department Fire Truck driver said she never see bicyclist, even if they were there or not. Of course this is M-Dade County, of South Florida, & at the end they were blaming the young kids never properly learning how to ride bicyclist.
I think the reason it's done on an exercise bike is to be able to do it in a controlled and safe environment. The purpose is to teach the drivers, not potentially run them over.
Not realistic enough though. Trust me, how they supposed understand the riders’ difficultly if they are on a stationed bicycle.
Dangerous, really, you know how many times that has happened to me & never hit.
If you cycle regularly though, you're probably more prepared to deal with the push and pulls from the air of a large vehicle passing (which they can still surely feel, even if they don't have to deal with maintaining their balance) and better at maintaining your line. Someone who just never cycles would probably have a lot harder time dealing with both of those so the bus would need to pass further away to make it equivalent, but then you wouldn't really get that effect of having a wall right next to them. Either way is missing part of the experience.