Steve wrote:
Haveing jsut spent the best part of a Saturday (I know I shouldn't but
need's must) doing Oxford Street and witnessing the nightmare of buses and
traffic I have a posssible solution.
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My possible solution.
Trams have been talked about for years but too expensive to introduce.
Why not make the busses solve the very problems they are causing.
The street should be zoned off to Busses only, not cabs or bikes or anything
else, from Orchard Street (Selfridges) to TCR...

You can't justify keeping bikes out. On the road, they are much less
obstructive and dangerous to crossing pedestrians than larger, faster
vehicles, and detours are much more of a problem for them than for
motor vehicles.

I would try using smaller, narrower buses, which passengers can hop on
and off wherever they like.

Plan B, assuming they won't bring back Routemasters:

Remove all the buses, by a combination of terminating them at the ends
and using parallel roads. Replace them with travolators.

Allow taxis, but only one way, alternatively east- and westbound on
each block. They can use their Knowledge to reach Oxford Street by the
correct side road for the destination required.

Reduce the carriageway to 5 metres wide, mainly for cycles but with
taxis allowed in as above. Strictly no overtaking of moving cycles by
taxis. Stopping allowed on the left. Delivery vehicles allowed on the
same basis as taxis, outside shopping hours.

Colin McKenzie

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On average in Britain, you're more likely to get a head injury walking
a mile than cycling it.
So why aren't we all exhorted to wear walking helmets?