bikes in bus lanes - latest

through my work as a destroyer of mother earth, i get lots of stuff about highway law and the likes, this just came accross my inbox

published by the institution of highways and incorporated engineers.........

NEWS

For immediate publication: 1 March 2007

New advice for use of bus lanes by motorcycles

The Department of Transport today published its long awaited Traffic Advisory Leaflet (TAL) on The Use of Bus Lanes by Motorcycles 02/07.

IHIE hopes that the new TAL will overcome the hesitation of those local authorities who, relying on the previous advice in LTN 1/97 Keeping Buses Moving, have been wary of allowing Motorcycles to access bus lanes along with Cyclists and Taxis.

This was despite the evidence of the last ten years, highlighted in the Institute of Highway Incorporated Engineers (IHIE) Guidelines for Motorcycling ~ Improving safety through engineering and integration, that shows motorcycles can use bus lanes with no road safety dis-benefits.to other road users but with reduced crashes to motorcycle riders.

Commenting on the publication of the TAL, IHIE Vice President, Tony Sharp, who also chairs the National Motorcycle Council’s Traffic Management sub-Group, said

“Motorcycles should be seen as a valid part of our transport system but they are also ‘vulnerable’. Previous trials have shown that there is significant potential to reduce crashes by allowing motorcycles to access bus lanes. The new advice makes it clear that it is now up to Local Authorities, in consultation with ALL effected stakeholders, to decide where they will or will not allow access into bus lanes by motorcycles.”

Copies of the TAL can be downloaded from the IHIE Web site
www.ihie.org.uk


ENDS


Press Enquiries
Tony Sharp, IHIE, 07939 517 384 - Chairman of the Guidelines Steering Group
Judith Walker, IHIE Secretary, 020 7436 7487


Notes to Editors

1. IHIE is the professional qualifying institution for incorporated engineers and technicians in highways, traffic, transport and construction, delivering sustainable transport for the UK.

They finally came to their senses then

Originally Posted by Spider

They finally came to their senses then

possibly

but its still up to the local authorities, so mine will probably still say no

so i can't use bus lanes in london yet?

[Stingo]

Hooray!! Come on Plimiff council - get it sorted!!

Originally Posted by Stingo

Hooray!! Come on Plimiff council - get it sorted!!

I'm wiff dat

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Stingo

Hooray!! Come on Plimiff council - get it sorted!!

Well tell them I guess. I doubt very much they read SV650.org. So point out this publication to them and ask what they're doing about it. Fizzy Fish can you do the necessary to TFL please?

The A23 Brixton Road is on my route home, and bikes can use the bus lane. It's chuffin' ace being able to do so - great news that at least a recommendation has now been made to allow this in a wider context.