Dog kennel hill bus lane.

[Keneagle]

Why do buses coming down dog kennel hill in the bus lane towards the station and under the bridge pull out of the bus lane into the outside lane for general traffic if the bus lane traffic lights are Red thus reducing even more the flow for general traffic under the bridge?

[edcam]

Because they're allowed to. It is annoying though.

[rendelharris]

Haven't noticed them doing it - is this just recently? The lights are supposed to change in their favour as they approach, from a sensor in the bus lane, maybe it's malfunctioning. Assuage your annoyance by reflecting that if it was working the lights would be turning red against you so you'd have to stop anyway...

[KidKruger]

they've always done it, but i don't think any rules are being broken.

[siousxiesue]

The light certainly does not change in their favour, I've sat there frustratingly frequently. Who would that be reported to?

Keneagle-that's the point of it. The bus gets the green light wherever it is

[kford]

If a bus has just gone through the green bus lane filter, the light resets, hence the following bus having to/choosing to cut into the middle lane.

[Bic Basher]

If a bus misses the green light, a bus can be easily held for up to two minutes.

[peckham_ryu]

It's a totally pointless light. Turns red for the main lane when a cyclist triggers the bus lane sensor. Often red in the bus lane by the time the bus arrives. Time to decommission.

[rendelharris]

Walked by there three times today and it seemed to be working a treat - bus lane light only turning green when a bus was coming, switching to red as soon as the bus passed, didn't seem to be being triggered by bicycles (I regularly cycle down there and I've never noticed it switching for me!). Perhaps it needs some tweaking but from today's observations seemed to be working fine.

[bootheyb]

Cycle down there every day and I can say, for sure, that those lights get triggered by bicycles too (probably much to the annoyance of bus drivers).

[Keneagle]

Sat there yesterday and today mid afternoon stopped by Red light not a cycle or bus in sight but bus lane camera Green.

[SpringTime]

On a bike you can easily clock 40 mph with or without a green light at the bottom of the hill, and that's without even pedalling - depending on your bike of course. Buses can do what they want and cars are continually subject to queuing for no reason with engines running. All types of vehicles then brake like crazy (even some bikes) when the lights go red after the bridge. It's a stupid f!!ckin' system for everyone.

[KalamityKel]

SpringTime Wrote:

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> On a bike you can easily clock 40 mph with or

> without a green light at the bottom of the hill,

> and that's without even pedalling - depending on

> your bike of course. Buses can do what they want

> and cars are continually subject to queuing for no

> reason with engines running. All types of vehicles

> then brake like crazy (even some bikes) when the

> lights go red after the bridge. It's a stupid

> f!!ckin' system for everyone.

Sorry to be pedantic "cars are subject to queuing for no reason" erm... surely a red light is a red light and is a reason even if it's perhaps not a justified reason.

[ruffers]

Keneagle Wrote:

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> Why do buses coming down dog kennel hill in the

> bus lane towards the station and under the bridge

> pull out of the bus lane into the outside lane for

> general traffic if the bus lane traffic lights are

> Red thus reducing even more the flow for general

> traffic under the bridge?

Because they can and it's quicker for them. Not sure what else you're looking for here tbh.

[SpringTime]

KalamityKel Wrote:

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> SpringTime Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > On a bike you can easily clock 40 mph with or

> > without a green light at the bottom of the

> hill,

> > and that's without even pedalling - depending

> on

> > your bike of course. Buses can do what they

> want

> > and cars are continually subject to queuing for

> no

> > reason with engines running. All types of

> vehicles

> > then brake like crazy (even some bikes) when

> the

> > lights go red after the bridge. It's a stupid

> > f!!ckin' system for everyone.

>

> Sorry to be pedantic "cars are subject to queuing

> for no reason" erm... surely a red light is a red

> light and is a reason even if it's perhaps not a

> justified reason.

That's ok - you're right, not being a pedant :-) Of course they should wait for the red light, it's just that the red light doesn't need to be red.