Bike-camera video of Atom Emet's bicycle being tail-gated and then contacted late at night in Wellington.

A bus driver will lose his job over an off-duty incident that was captured on the bike cameras of the cyclist he tailgated aggressively.

"I think the roads will be a little bit safer for the next six months," cyclist Atom Emet​ said afterwards of the six months' driving ban imposed on David John Simeon, 63.

Simeon losing his job as a bus driver as a result of his disqualification was "not trivial", Emet said.

FAIRFAX NZ Bus drivers are generally no better or worse than other drivers in the way they treat cyclists, Atom Emet says.

Simeon had pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving dangerously but was found guilty.

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In the Wellington District Court on Thursday, Judge Arthur Tompkins disqualified Simeon from driving for six months. He said that alone was a significant penalty.

Emet was not knocked off his bike but was shaken when Simeon drove his compact SUV close behind the bike and then swerved and nudged it.

He rode on to the footpath to get away. The incident was caught on the three cameras mounted on his bike. A fourth, helmet-mounted camera, was not working that night.

Emet was riding home after midnight on Kent Tce, central Wellington, on October 12, 2014.

The footage from his bike cameras was evidence in court. Simeon said the footage was edited, but the judge did not accept that.

Emet was riding in the left of three lanes in light traffic. Simeon thought the bike should have been in the bus lane and tooted and gestured at him to move over.

However, the judge said Emet did not have to ride in the bus lane which had two cars parked in it.

The lane to Emet's right was for all practical purposes clear of other traffic and Simeon should have moved into that lane to overtake Emet, the judge said.

Simeon's lawyer, Daniel Vincent, said in court that Simeon had been a bus driver for 17 years and had an unblemished record. The disqualification would cost him his job. Facing the charge had been a stressful time and Simeon had been admitted to hospital with chest pains.