Trial of Motorbikes in bus lanes

[Stu]

Trial of Motorbikes is bus lanes halved accidents, but the London Mayor's office puts a spin on the report to keep us out!
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...%27/article.do

after a three-year study by Transport for London into whether motorcyclists should be allowed to use bus lanes. A trial had found that accidents on two routes where motorbikes were allowed into bus lanes were nearly halved.
But aide Kevin Austin allegedly ordered the rewrite to avoid the loss of the "green vote", because cycle groups opposed sharing bus lanes with motorcyclists.

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crazy

[fizzwheel]

thats retarded, I cycle as well, I'd rather share the cycle lane with a motorbike than some of the other wheeled forms of transport.

Like a Bus.

I wouldn't expect anything less from those voted in power, I saw something a while back a rant from cyclist grop about how bad motorbikes were ect....like they are the only ones on the road. I have little symphay for pedal cyclist as a few have early crashed into on my bike jumping red lighst, do you think they would be paying for the repairs to my bike if they crashed into.

Can't say as I am suprised.

[the_lone_wolf]

I hate living in london


oh wait


what's a bus lane?





ken livingstone =

I have noticed round here that the rules seem odd, as a red light seems to mean that if you have a push bike you can cross if you feel like it, or sit right at the edge of the juction. Where as the green box seems to be full up with motorcycles or black cabs.

Yet another example of "what suits" over simple common sense.

Yes, it halfs accidents, but those that pay nothing and have no road rules (majority, not all) get away with anything they want.

Never mind the human life element.

Whats next, speeding kills?????


I will continue to ignore the bus lane ban. I will move over when
a) there is a bus behined me (due to cameras on board), well, i say move over, i mean don't sit in front.
b) there is a camera
c) I "see" a police car, but then again, if that cars sitting in traffic, i'll still go past in the bus lane, even most of them realise its a rediculas rule.