General Chat

The headline conjures up all sorts of visions :-S and I had never heard of them but apparently they are bus stops in some parts of England where there are cycle lanes. In order not to obstruct the cyclists the bus stop is outside the lane and passengers get off the bus straight into the cycle lane.

I wouldn't like that at all. I am not that agile, there are people worse than I am and what if you're blind? I think it sounds thoroughly dangerous.

I have heard of these and what a very stupid and dangerous idea. :-| I wonder what moron thought them up.

yes we have them here. across the cycle lane is a 'zebra crossing'. you find yourself looking right and left as you exit the bus. And I am not agile these days either.

These wretched things are all over London, as the Mayor of London has prioritised cyclists over pedestrians :-|

You take your life in your hands to cross the cycle path to get to the bus stop as the cyclists have no intention of stopping even though there are zebra crossings.

The partially sighted and blind are particularly at risk.

E scooters and E bikes use them as racing tracks.

As you probably guess, I am not a fan. I consider myself to be fit and my vision is pretty good, but I have had to jump out of the way quite a few times.

Not impressed. :-| :-|

We don’t have them here, thank goodness. I think if I was travelling in an area with them I would end up as a statistic as an wiukdn’t be expecting it.

Fortunately although we have quite a few cyclists using the tracks now it is not like London. And I am sure I read that pedestrians have priority over cyclists and cyclists have priority over cars when they cross side roads.

Yes, but as most cyclists never obeyed the laws before the changes to the Highway code why would anyone assume they will now.

They are not actually floating bus stops locally, but a new cycle path was built alongside the busy A coastal road, where I travel.
There was always a bus stop in the vicinity, but after the 'improvement' to the road and installation of the cycle route, the bus stop was moved a few yards along the road.

That in itself was not a problem, but with no clear priority, you take your life in your hands, when you alight from the bus straight onto the shared route, which has no crossings. Cyclists really speed on that part, as regular ones know that bottle-necks within a mile in each direction will slow them down.

The change of position of the bus stop means it is just at the point, where workmen slightly changed the camber in the road, so after even a moderate amount of rain the water collects in front of the stop and laps the kerb.
If waiting for a bus, you are likely to be drenched by passing traffic. If getting off a bus, you might be involved in a collision :-|

Imagine trying to get off the bus at a 'floating' bus stop, with a pushchair, or if you're in a wheelchair!

Someone in the 'hierarchy' never thought this through - or more likely, hasn't used a bus for a long time.

Well they do in this area.