Campaigners call for withdrawal of new floating bus stop guidance
Updated government guidance on the rollout of floating bus stops is “shambolic” and should be withdrawn, campaigners have said. The design, which has a cycle lane between the stop and the kerb, is intended to allow bus passengers to get on and off safely while cyclists continue moving, according to the BBC. Sarah Gayton, street […]
Call for ‘immediate halt’ on floating bus stops as video shows cyclists ignore crossing
Campaigners have called for an immediate halt to new floating bus stops due to safety fears for blind passengers. A video posted on X went viral and it shows pedestrians being forced to dodge dozens of cyclists who ignored a zebra crossing across a bike lane in Farringdon Street. During the two minute clip two […]
London: Blind charity calls for “urgent” halting of floating bus stops
A pedestrian has been injured after being struck by a cyclist at a controversial ‘floating’ bus stop on Westminster Bridge. The pensioner was crossing a bike lane to reach the bus stop at a zebra crossing when they were hit by the passing cyclist and hurled to the floor in the latest incident to be […]