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Serious question: why do taxis get to use bus lanes?
I've just spent an hour trying to get across the Runcorn Bridge*. One of the two lanes on the approach road is a bus lane. Setting aside the efficacy of this (one bus used it the whole time I was sitting there), why are taxis allowed to use this lane?
Is a taxi driver's time more important than mine or anyone elses? If he has a passenger in the back (none did), is the passenger more important than mine? All I could see is that taxi drivers saved about 50 minutes waiting time by jumping the queue. They can only carry the same number of passengers as me (OK, maybe one more). I've lost an hour of my working day just as much as a taxi driver would have.
So, anyone know why local councils treat taxis and buses the same?
* I hate the Runcorn Bridge with a passion, due to problems like this. What caused the mayhem is that one car had broken down and closed one lane. Suddenly there's gridlock in two towns. I only had to drop a document off in Widnes and then straight back over, so I've had it twice
The local councils' are trying to get funding for a second crossing to relieve some congestion, but the twonks in London don't think we really need one ...
Right, back to work ...
I've just spent an hour trying to get across the Runcorn Bridge*. One of the two lanes on the approach road is a bus lane. Setting aside the efficacy of this (one bus used it the whole time I was sitting there), why are taxis allowed to use this lane?
Is a taxi driver's time more important than mine or anyone elses? If he has a passenger in the back (none did), is the passenger more important than mine? All I could see is that taxi drivers saved about 50 minutes waiting time by jumping the queue. They can only carry the same number of passengers as me (OK, maybe one more). I've lost an hour of my working day just as much as a taxi driver would have.
So, anyone know why local councils treat taxis and buses the same?
* I hate the Runcorn Bridge with a passion, due to problems like this. What caused the mayhem is that one car had broken down and closed one lane. Suddenly there's gridlock in two towns. I only had to drop a document off in Widnes and then straight back over, so I've had it twice
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Right, back to work ...