Petition to allow motorcycles to use all bus lanes in the UK

[RomanMotard]

https://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/34136


Please sign the above government petition to allow motorcycles to use all bus lanes in the UK.

At the moment this is dictated on a council by council basis, meaning that it is legal to ride in the bus lane of a road in one local authority area, but then at the boundry of the LA, it then becomes a breach of the Transport Act (2000) and motorcyclists can receive a fine.

It is stupid that this should be different in each area and should be allowed in all areas. Motorcycles do not use as much space on the road, they do not damage the road and they are far less poluting than cars (and the half empty buses running in some bus lanes).

Please remove the ability for local authorities to dictate which bus lanes can be uses and set it in the highway code that ALL bus lanes can be used by motorcycles.

Sign the petition, you will then be sent an email with a confirmation link that you must follow for your signature to be added.

This has been added to other forum, so i thought i will share this with you guys.... knowing that their is loads of you here
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[andy_uk]

Signed
Can't do any harm...
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[Rogerborg]

I'll sign it when I see it promoted by (at least) MCN and MAG. Until then, it's a waste of time.
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[Marmalade]

problem with this is... There are lets say 500,000 bikers in this country.

50,000 sigs if you are lucky on the petition.

So, the government get to see that 90% of the biking population don't give a toss.

Result?
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[Ja7]

I do agree, not that I use or ever needed to use bus lanes in my city, there should be some consistency

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[snikks]

Signed - can't say I'm hopeful but took me all of 5 seconds to sign it and can't hurt matters.
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[delsol]

Signed.

[noobRider]

Signed
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[Alpha-9]

Was actually gonna send a message off to leicester council to recommend this, signed
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[Bomberman]

I signed it for you, despite the fact that Sheffield lets me anyway
In future though I'd avoid phrases like 'It is stupid'.
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[Alpha-9]

[Rogerborg]

[daz_app]

Signed and forwarded to my biker chums
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[LordShaftesbu...]

It's got spelling mistakes. MPs don't have to debate it if it's got spelling mistakes.

[Alpha-9]

[Rogerborg]

[bjorn toulouse]

Done -
All we need now is one for more solo spaces and compulsory ground hogs at council/government buildings

ps
I tried to get my local council to put in anchors for the biker that don't use cars for work and was told "not enough of you to warrant the investment" £50 + some concreate

[suburban myth]

Can't get behind this one I'm afraid.

1. Too many people already misuse bus lanes. What I mean by this is that (at least in my town - Nottingham) 85% of the bus lanes are peak time only and available to all road users outside of these hours. They don't bother and cause a queue in the offside lane. This proves they don't understand the relevant road signs. Telling people they CAN use them on the same signs won't make the blindest bit of difference.

2. The oh so poor condition of many bus lanes even when compared to regular non-bus lanes. You'd have to be so far behind the bus to see the pot holes, rippled tarmac, extra paint and diesel/oil spills it'd effectively negate any advantage anyway. Next time no one's looking take a mile in the bus lane and tell me otherwise.

3. The increase in the SMIDSY effect. Loads of road users dip into the bus lane to round a car waiting to turn right from the regular traffic lane without bothering to check first. I see it happen every day. It's effectively filtering on the nearside which is a conversation for another day but certainly frowned upon.

4. Limited line of sight. As mentioned in 2 you need to be so far behind the bus it's pointless. At least you can see through/over most regular traffic in order to anticipate whats ahead.

5. The average speed of a service bus (regular passenger routes not coaches for example) is something like 12 mph. Do you want to be stuck behind that? You'd be forever straying into the offside lane anyway.

6. Would you want 'bus plugs' to be included in this ruling as well? Effectively a road dedicated to the bus as opposed to just one lane at the side of the other traffic.

I'll prefer to take my chance with the cagers thanks.

[Rogerborg]

[Alpha-9]

[nop]

The bus lanes in my city is useable by bicycles. My VED disc classes my vehicle as a bicycle.

Can I use the bus lane?


In my city they have just installed a bunch of bus lane cameras. The fines are handed out by the city council and not the police. Does that mean it is no longer a criminal offense to drive in the bus lane, making it a civil issue? If this is the case, does it mean the police no longer care about people driving in the bus lane?
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[Dave-the-rave]

[Bomberman]

[LordShaftesbu...]

Most of the bus lanes round my way are only active during peak times, so I use them a lot. It's great because sleepy cagers don't realise they could use them too if they wanted. I'm alert when I'm in one because I realise my presence is unexpected, but no problems so far.