Bermuda's roads.

Mr. Dana Henry made the appeal after he was nearly knocked off his bike by a "reckless'' bus driver this week on a North Shore roundabout.

Instead of giving way to the traffic on the right, Mr. Henry told The Royal Gazette , a bus driver entered the Barker's Hill, Devonshire roundabout on Tuesday morning, nearly hitting a truck already on the roundabout and grazing his arm.

"I heard a girl on the bus scream,'' Mr. Henry said, "and the guy kept going. We (Mr. Henry and another local top cyclist Mr. Mike Lee) had to catch up with him at the Loyal Hill bus stop.'' Noting the bus' number and the fact that it was full of passengers, Mr. Henry said he reported the matter to Public Transportation Board assistant director Mr. Albert Cann shortly after the incident.

While Mr. Henry said he wished to apologise to passengers for the language he used during the incident, he claimed that the driver cursed at him first.

"I feel the bus driver owes me an apology,'' he said.

"I am tired of this. Cars in general are driving too close. I want motorists to watch out for cyclists. We have to go out and compete and I'm sorry isn't going to heal me if I'm knocked off my bike.'' Mr. Henry noted that Bermuda Day champion rider Mr. Wayne Butterfield will not be able to defend his title in the upcoming event on May 24 because he was the victim of a hit-and-run accident last week and has back injuries.

"We guys (cyclists) are only on little pieces of metal,'' Mr. Henry added.

"Where else are we going to ride to train. Even leisure riders are wearing helmets because they don't want to be injured if knocked off their bikes.

"We guys are out there as early as 5 a.m. to avoid the traffic.'' Mr. Henry said cyclists generally try to be cautious and stay out of motorists' way.

Mr. Henry was scheduled to meet with Mr. Cann again on Tuesday afternoon.

Mr. Cann could not be reached for comment. But PTB director Mr. Herman Basden said the driver and Mr. Henry met in Mr. Cann's office to discuss the matter.

"They shook hands and the matter has been resolved,'' he said.