We all know the perils of driving a car in a bus lane in
London.
I recently received two penalty charge notices for riding my
Motorcycle in a bus lane. I have to admit I didn’t realise this constituted
an offence.
I have been driving a car for 25 years in London and I am
always on the look out for bus lanes and their varying times of operation. All London
boroughs’ seem to have different policies and this leads to confusion.
One of my tickets was for riding in the bus lane that is on
Norwood road, skirting round the edge of Brockwell Park in Herne Hill, I was
not causing any obstruction or slowing the flow of traffic.
When you ride a motorcycle in town you are freeing up road space
for cars and other larger vehicles. It seems grossly unfair that Lambeth
council are dishing out penalty notices to bike riders, riders help alleviate
the traffic congestion in town not add to it. Bus lanes should be available for
motorcycles to use as well as buses and taxis.
If you have had a similar penalty fine I suggest you email
your local councillor and make a complaint about.
This practice is one that should be stopped and soon.
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| penalty notice for riding a motorcycle in a bus lane in Lambeth |
