Has Boris said it's ok for motorbikes to use cyclelanes yet?

[Jake]

Has Boris said it's ok for motorbikes to use cyclelanes yet?


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i1ztYyPd4w


or is it ok for them if its clear? anyone got a copy of the HC to hand?

 

[Origamist]

Has Boris said it's ok for motorbikes to use cyclelanes yet?


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i1ztYyPd4w


or is it ok for them if its clear? anyone got a copy of the HC to hand?

They're still wrangling in City Hall over whether he has the jurisdiction to allow PTWs in all bus lanes (not cycle lanes) as opposed to just some...

 

[Riding in Circles]

No, they are not allowed to but they do anyway, the standard of riding on motorcycles has gone down dangerously in recent years (mainly those dastardly Kawasaki pilots,).

 

[Jake]

is that a typo? should be "kamikaze" lol

 

[pinkkaz]

I assumed it was as I see them in them all the time (along with taxis). But maybe not!

 

[Tynan]

a letter and response in this month's CTC mag

motorcycles 'significantly more likely than cars' to be in collision with peds and cyclists

hurray

 

[BentMikey]

Yup, I'm not in favour, and I used to ride a motorbike a great deal.

 

[hackbike 6]

Try commuting from Tower Gateway to Southwark Bridge either way in the rush hours they share the cycle lane all the time.I dont mind the considerate ones though.

 

[jonathan ellis]

I dont mind the considerate ones though.

a motorBike backed up for me to get by this morning - cheers for that

a POB rear ended me this morning as I was slowing - not cheers (but mild amusement)

 

[hackbike 6]

I could have had a horrendous accident last night due to a POB but i suspect luck was on my side.Or my guardian angel was looking out for me.Actually that was a great example of an invisible cyclist.

 

[Jake]

oooo I think i've just seen Boris on his bike. I was on foot though, hence no video evidence lol. He was going past Cafe Viagra at the time

 

[GrahamG]

What shocks me about this whole debacle is that the debate has centred around safety (based upon a handful of basic studies) when it should go far deeper than that. TO me, the key issue is perception of safety by cyclists and potential cyclists to whom bus lanes are a great asset. Allowing motorcyclists into them will just make it that little bit harder to persuade people to cycle therefore going against all strategic policy objectives to increase cycling levels in London.