London Banter - View Single Post - Route 73

Colin McKenzie · May 23rd 05, 06:34 PM posted to uk.transport.london

Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article ,
(Neil Williams) wrote:
On Mon, 23 May 2005 00:15 +0100 (BST), (Colin
Rosenstiel) wrote:
I've seen them on the back of one 73, at both corners in the back
window. Looked official. Cyclists (and the highway authorities) expect
to use the nearside of any bus lane.

To use it, yes. To undertake dangerously using it, no. If such
undertaking was to be permitted/sensible, there would be a separate
cycle lane on the nearside as there is in some locations.

I dive off under Camden Town Hall to avoid the issue of course. Why do
these problems only seem to arise with bendies and not with conventional
length buses?

IMO it's to do with traffic light timings. Bus stopped at red light,
at front of queue. You hoping to filter past it into the Advanced Stop
Line, perhaps via the feeder lane. As you start to pass, the light
goes red/amber. With an ordinary bus, you can get to the front of it
before the light goes green and the bus starts to move. With a
Bendibus you can't.

Colin McKenzie