Basil Jet wrote:

On 2012\04\17 19:14, Neil Williams wrote:
wrote:

Quite separate is the question of taxis picking up and setting down in
bus lanes. I leave you to dictate to the elderly, the sick, the
physically disabled and the blind that they are not allowed to be set
down or picked up from outside their building and that regardless of the
severity of their problems and regardless of the distance involved they
must move themselves to a location where there is no bus lane.

As with parking I am quite happy for there to be exceptions for people with
genuine need like that, though as with blue badges I am not sure why they
should not have to consider where is appropriate to avoid causing a serious
obstruction (a blue badge holder is not permitted to park causing danger or
an obstruction, AIUI). OTOH most black cab passengers I see causing such
an obstruction appear to be fully able-bodied, usually lazy businessmen who
think their time is more important than that of all 50 odd passengers on
the bus stuck behind them while they pay their taxi fare.

How often does this happen? Taxis tend to be behind buses, not in front
of them, due to the buses stopping regularly. Taxis can only get in
front of buses by overtaking them, which they can only do if the other
traffic is moving a bit... in which case the bus will have a fair chance
of being able to overtake the stopped taxi.


I think Neil is trying to impersonate Mr Toad ... or at least how Mr
Toad might behave if he could ever bear to stoop low enough to queue
for a bus. ;-)

"Make way! Make way for Captain Toad of Toad Hall!"