TFL state they want to encourage people to cycle. They have grand statements on their website about encouraging cycling yet one of the main offenders for close passes on cyclist is buses. The bus was stopping a few metres down the road, the close pass was completely unecessary. Had it just waited it still would have reached the next stop at the same time. 1 metre 50? I shouldn't have felt the need to bang on the side of the flipping bus to alert the driver (not that they paid any attention). In fact I shouldn't have been able to reach out and bang on the bus (if the required gap had been left), let alone felt it necessary. Come on TFL! Quit the virtue signalling and live up to your own aspirations. TFL's own documents show that one of the main vehicle types involved in collisions with cyclists that result in a KSI (Killed or severely injured) are buses. TFL are in charge of the buses. It is clearly within their power to do something about it. Why use tax payer money to prepare a report about cycling deaths and then fail to use your own powers to reduce them? As an aside apologies to the passenger who I suspect almost got as much of a fright as I did. Thankfully unlike me, they were perfectly safe. UPDATE 01/08/23 TFL responded confirming they will discuss the close pass with the driver in question.