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Old 17-07-12, 09:05 PM   #1
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Default Can bikes use the Olympic Lanes?

Hi all,

I've looked and looked but can't see a clear answer on wether or not motorbikes can use the olympic 'games lanes' when they come into force.

Does anyone know?

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Old 17-07-12, 09:06 PM   #2
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Default Re: Can bikes use the Olympic Lanes?

AFAIK no, only vehicles that are 'to do' with the Olympics
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Old 17-07-12, 09:27 PM   #3
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AFAIK no, only vehicles that are 'to do' with the Olympics
Cheers, Bl##dy stupid if you ask me - been in the car this week looking at the layout of the roads with the games lanes and bikes are going to get squeezed everywhere.

Not only that but I can't see it on any ''olympic'' website, nowhere I've seen does it clearly state motorbikes cannot use the lanes!

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Old 17-07-12, 09:50 PM   #4
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Default Re: Can bikes use the Olympic Lanes?

Look at it this way, it does not state clearly that a bike can use them, i wouldn't try, they have probably take on a host of new camera operators to record infractions and issue tickets to everyone who even brushes the line let alone has the temerity to move into an almost empty freaking lane.

Best stop now before i get into 'more then U rated trouble'
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Old 17-07-12, 10:26 PM   #5
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Default Re: Can bikes use the Olympic Lanes?

Shouldn't it more a case of something being clearly stated as you NOT being able to use them? That's how I've managed to get out of numerous parking tickets (because double yellows weren't marked correctly) and also how I've got out of driving in a bus lane when I first moved to the big smoke, there was nothing anywhere telling me not to, at all!
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Old 18-07-12, 01:25 AM   #6
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Boris said on the news today that not a single ticket had been issued yet!
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Old 18-07-12, 06:08 AM   #7
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Network Rail has a bunch of response vans ready to attend to any problems affecting the services to the site, and to get to the incident quickly they will be using the lanes. However, before they can they have to phone and get the vehicle's registration noted so they won't get ticketed!
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Old 18-07-12, 11:57 AM   #8
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Old 18-07-12, 01:39 PM   #9
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Quite a few of the bus routes have been turned into Olympic lanes as well on my route into London. It still states on the sign I can use the bus route so I still am using it.
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Old 18-07-12, 04:16 PM   #10
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Quite a few of the bus routes have been turned into Olympic lanes as well on my route into London. It still states on the sign I can use the bus route so I still am using it.
I would imagine that the Olympic lane is not yet live as most dont start working till around the 25th July so at this time its just a bus lane. They will change the signs overnight.
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