London Mayor extends motorcycle access to bus lanes
By: Web Editor
Mayor Boris Johnson has announced he will continue to allow motorcycles to use bus lanes, operated by Transport for London (TfL), for the time being. Johnson observed: "The chaos that was predicted by some doomsayers has clearly not materialised and, as I suspected would be the case, we have found substantial support for the measure.”
An 18-month experiment was carried out to see if a permanent arrangement would improve road safety and the various studies revealed: More than half (51%) of motorcyclists switched from riding on the outside of the road to the bus lanes, fears of an increase in cyclist collisions with motorcyclists were unfounded, journeys made by motorcycles using bus lanes were, on average more than 10% quicker than those not using bus lanes and 36% quicker than cars.
Chris Hodder of the British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF) said: "Continued access to bus lanes for riders in London is fantastic news. The comprehensive refutation of many of the claims of those opposed shows that arguments against allowing motorcycles into bus lanes are rapidly evaporating under close scrutiny. Obviously there is still a problem with driver awareness, but we are pleased to see that the Mayor has decided to address this with better advertising as a first step."
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