03-11-2009

Birmingham bus lane decision

Birmingham City Council has at last made the decision by to open its bus lanes to motorcycles.  In an effort to make more effective and efficient use of its roads, Birmingham City Council recently completed an experiment allowing motorcycles to use bus lanes. The policy allows motorcyclists to see and be seen in congested traffic.
 
The Birmingham experiment confirmed the experience of other towns and cities, that allowing motorcycles to use bus lanes was beneficial to motorcyclists, with no disadvantages to other road users.
 
London opened all of its major route bus lanes to motorcycles recently and now the second biggest city in the country has followed suit.