Can I pass a bus on the wrong side of 'keep left' bollards?

There is a bus stop near my house that has had an island with keep left bollards on nearby. I stopped behind a bus that was dropping passengers at the bus stop but people behind me were overtaking the bus on the wrong side of the bollards. I waited for the bus to go as I am unsure if it’s ok to go round the wrong side of them. It doesn't feel right. Can you advice what is the right thing to do?

Asked on 9 March 2013 by AL, Manchester

Answered by Honest John

Absolutely not. They are 'keep left' bollards. What lunatic installed this road block next to a bus stop? I’d better add that in the USA you are not allowed to overtake a school bus that is setting down children, and in Austria a bus pulling out of a bus stop has priority over cars already on the road.

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