Motorcyclists at the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) bike conference this week (30th June 2008) called for greater access to bus lanes. A delegate survey of 130 motorcyclists, representing the IAM’s 19,000 motorcycle members, overwhelmingly supported bus lane access for bikers (92 per cent). The move could have significant improvements for the safety of motorcyclists, say the IAM.
Transport for London (TfL) are at it again! You may not have heard of the proposal by TfL to built a new bridge across the Thames. The proposed Thames Gateway Bridge (TGB) would be a local road bridge connecting Beckton to Thamesmead in East London, with two segregated and dedicated public transport lanes and separate lanes for pedestrians and cyclists.
The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, was forced to issue a statement to confirm the continuing exemption to congestion charging currently enjoyed by motorcycles and scooters. The threat to remove this exemption was revealed by the Evening Standard.
Fresh doubts over the value of speed cameras were raised yesterday after a surge in accidents at sites where they are installed. Official papers show that the number of crashes rose instead of fell at 70 sites in London.