New fixed bus lane camera, Dog Kennel Hill

[kford]

Ironman Wrote:

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> Don't know if anyone can advise tonight about the

> bus lane on the other side of the road, about 50

> yards further up the hill?

>

> Was parked in a side road. Turned left into DKH.

> Didn't immediately get out of the bus lane, albeit

> no more than a few car lengths, and in the correct

> Lane well before the lights. There is a camera

> sign, but does anyone know where the camera is

> along there?

>

> Thanks

AFAIK, there isn't one on the other side.

[caro caro]

Just in case anyone in any doubt still, there is definitely a bus lane camera in use on Dog Kennel Hill at turn off for Sainsburys - my husband got a ticket about 3 weeks ago.

[Earl Aelfheah]

treehugger Wrote:

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> I think the problem is that if it is busy and

> there are buses in the bus lane and you are in the

> right hand lane (where you should be) wanting to

> turn left into Sainsbury's, you hold up the

> traffic behind you as you wait for the buses to go

> past, with the resulting frustration from those

> behind as the lights go red again.

I haven't really found this an issue. If some tw*t honks because he's held up all of a few seconds, I'm really not bothered, but can't say it's happened to me personally. I think it would be pretty unlikely that anyone would miss a whole cycle and get caught in a red because there are a couple of buses going straight on.

[MistyBlue]

Well. Only today I was on this stretch, doing 20mph, and an enormous truck was behind me very close and intimidating. When the dotted lines came he stopped me going in to turn left to Sainsbury's it was really awful. I just went up the hill.

[edcam]

MistyBlue Wrote:

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> Well. Only today I was on this stretch, doing

> 20mph, and an enormous truck was behind me very

> close and intimidating. When the dotted lines came

> he stopped me going in to turn left to Sainsbury's

> it was really awful. I just went up the hill.

How did he stop you?

[MistyBlue]

Like they all do. Moved into the left lane the bus lane as discussed after driving up my arse for a mile