On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 07:50:58, UM Pston wrote:
Jim Crowther wrote in
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On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 20:47:17, Marc Brett wrote:
On 8 Nov 2004 08:49:56 -0800, (Buttoneer) wrote:
I'm getting really quite fed up with the different crazy bus lane
rules all over even small parts of London.
What's the problem with making them all 24/7? Seriously. When traffic is
heavy, the buses get a lane to themselves, as it should be. When traffic is
light, there's no need for cars to use the extra lane anyway. And,
of course,
it ends the confusion of when it is or is not a bus lane.
I'd go with that - as long as motor-cycles can use bus lanes at all
times...
(A motor-bike has *never* been known to hold up a bus, at least that's
what Google leads me to believe.)
Motor-bikes using bus-lanes are more likely to be involved in
accidents because they go faster than the traffic in the outside lane
and may not be obvious to other drivers and pedestrians until it is
too late (not always the rider's fault - but the risk is there just
the same).
A biker would be foolish to 'roar' up the inside - they should use the
same care as when filtering at any time. 10-15mph faster than the
slow-moving or stationary traffic as a maximum.
The buses also go faster but are much bigger and easier to
see.
And would you agree with 24hr bus lanes if you owned a small business
along a bus route? Part-time bus lanes may not be ideal, but are a
necessary compromise, unless you only want to shop at supermarkets.
Granted. Personally I always check the bus-lane info, as often the cars
haven't spotted it's open for business, and sometimes bikes are allowed
anyway.
Indeed, not using an available bus lane when it is 'out-of-hours' is a
'minor' failure point on a driving test (car or bike).
--
Jim Crowther "It's MY computer" (tm SMG)
Always learning.