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Old February 3rd 08, 01:57 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling,uk.transport.london,uk.rec.driving
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Default Bus Lanes: Proof Of What We All Knew

x-no-archive:Neil Williams wrote:
On Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:24:57 +0000, Jim Harvest
wrote:

Cycles and buses sharing roads are compatable.


Cycles and buses (cars, lorries, whatever) are compatible on normal
single and dual carriageway roads, on which there is typically enough
room at some point to make a safe overtaking manoeuvre. On London's
roads, in which such a road would often be split into bus-car-car-bus
lanes, each of which being quite narrow, they aren't particularly
compatible because the lanes are too narrow for a safe overtaking
manoeuvre to be performed, especially with a vehicle as wide as a bus.

Neil


You make my point for me Neil. The bus lanes should be removed.

In any case, if there is no room to overtake safely, then no overtaking
should occur. I cannot see any incompatability issue here.