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Cyclist riding past Belfast cycle lane blocked by parked cars for government cycle to work video

“Taxis using bus lanes only serve to endanger cyclists”: Cycling campaigners slam “hidden” consultation to extend “dangerous” and controversial trial

Northern Ireland's Department for Infrastructure allowed taxi drivers to use some Belfast bus lanes over Christmas to ease congestion, but campaigners say it "risks making things even worse" by "clogging up" routes "with more drivers"

Tue, Feb 11, 2025 14:05
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Cyclist riding past Belfast cycle lane blocked by parked cars for government cycle to work video

Allowing taxis in bus lanes over Christmas a “huge step backwards” that will “put cyclists at risk”, say cycling campaigners

Cyclists say “clogging up bus lanes with more drivers”, as part of attempts to ease congestion in Belfast, will “risk making things even worse” in a city with a “serious lack of safe cycle routes”

Thu, Dec 19, 2024 11:59
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Hills Road separated cycle lane, Cambridge (copyright Simon MacMichael).jpeg

Daily Mail adds “bus lane bedlam” to “cycling chaos” in its lexicon of trigger phrases for its readers.

Bus lanes join bike lanes and LTNS on newspaper’s hit list as it reacts to government’s new bus strategy

Tue, Mar 16, 2021 12:59
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Cardiff Bus (licensed CC-BY-2.0 by Jeremy Segrott on Flickr).jpg

Wales could let lorry drivers use bus lanes to ease congestion

Sustrans Cymru says move could worsen situation since people wouldn’t feel safe cycling

Mon, Mar 12, 2018 14:47
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Belfast bike route Alfred Street (Image by Department for Regional Development, Northern Ireland)

Belfast cyclists fear danger as 4,000 more cabs allowed in bus lanes

Taxi firm says it's the "antagonistic attitude” of cyclists that's the problem

Sun, Feb 19, 2017 10:20
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Oxford Road, Manchester (CC licensed by Pete Birkinshaw via Flickr).jpg

Bus lanes are making travel slower for ‘everybody’ says Manchester MP

Two-thirds of commuters travelling into the city centre do so on public transport

Wed, Feb 03, 2016 15:34
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BMW i3 electric car (licensed CC BY 2.0 by Karlis Dambris on Flickr).JPG

Letting electric cars use bus lanes dangerous to cyclists says CTC

National cycling charity responds to government drive to increase uptake of cleaner vehicles

Tue, Jan 26, 2016 15:22
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BMW i3 electric car (licensed CC BY 2.0 by Karlis Dambris on Flickr).JPG

Cyclists to share bus lanes with electric cars in Milton Keynes and Derby

Cities are among four that share £40m in DfT funding to promote uptake of cleaner vehicles

Mon, Jan 25, 2016 17:11
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Junction of Horton Square and Belgrave Middleway (source Google Street View)

Birmingham’s new bus lane cameras catch 780 offenders a day – netting council more than £1.7m in just 11 weeks

Local drivers say lanes are inadequately signed, but no sympathy from council's transport chief

Mon, Dec 02, 2013 10:00
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Junction of Horton Square and Belgrave Middleway (source Google Street View)

Birmingham “vigilante” cyclist tells his story

Protest followed years of police indifference to injured cyclists at notorious junction

Fri, Oct 25, 2013 17:31
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