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Old May 16th 08, 12:17 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 07:18:06PM +0000, Neil Williams wrote:

While that seems like a rant, taxis stopping in bus lanes are a *real*
problem.


They're nothing like as much of a problem as delivery vans and lorries
parking in them. At least the cab will move off again very shortly, but
the lorry might be there for an hour or more.

Yes, it'll get a ticket. The driver doesn't care because his employer
accepts that as just a cost of doing business and just pays out. The
employer doesn't care because his customers are happy to eat the cost.

I think it's time London got a Singapore-style "taxi stop"
system in place on Red Routes and anywhere else with bus lanes.


The whole point of a taxi is that you can pick one up anywhere without
having to find a bus stop.

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