Zahid’s Blog

 Hi Everybody

Hope you are all well.

I bet you are wondering why is Zahid talking about bus lanes and motor bikes, well I have got a motor bike licence and it is something that has been bit of a passion all my life. But When I read about this…I just thought it was a load of rubbish.

Taxi cabs, vans etc are using bus lanes but NOT BIKES…Maaad it is!!! bikes are one of the least polluting forms of transport and in london especially is a excellent quick way of getting around the traffic…so saves a lot of time.

Here is a extract of the article, if you want more bike info you can go to MCN, a great informative bike site.

London Mayor Ken Livingstone announced today he will not open bus lanes to motorcycles.

The Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA) said the move condemned both motorcyclists and cyclists to unsafe roads.

A leaked report on a trial of motorcycles in bus lanes on three London routes had stated that collisions fell by 42 per cent for all road users.

But the mayor’s office today published a “final” version of the report with all reference to the 42 per cent drop in collisions removed. 

The mayor’s office claimed the new version “provided no clear evidence of safety benefits to motorcyclists and potential dis-benefits to pedestrians and cyclists”.

It said in a statement: “An earlier draft was wrongly claimed by some groups to show significant safety benefits to motorcyclists, pedestrians and cyclists. In fact, in this draft report a methodology was applied to the trial data that was flawed, providing a misleading set of safety statistics.”

The MCIA accused Livingstone of doctoring the findings to suit his predetermined view.

The Motorcycle Industry Association said in a statement: “Mr Livingstone was presented with a final draft of the report before Christmas, which showed a very clear and in some cases a dramatic safety improvement for cyclists, pedestrians and motorcyclists… Since the un-tampered report was leaked, Mr Livingstone has been attempting to rubbish it as not fit for purpose.”

Craig Carey-Clinch, the MCIA’s policy director, added: “The findings of the real report were clearly not fit for his pre-determined view that he didn’t want motorcycles in bus lanes.

It just makes my blood boil, all this silly red tape.So whats your opinion on this good or bad feel free to leave any comments.

Until next time.

Zahid