Why? This backup is due to road works nothing else
Top-Anything1383 on
Yes, Taxis take up the same amount of space as a private car so mass transport should be prioritised
TellMePleaseeee on
Why? This backup is due to road works nothing else
Glum_Dimension6468 on
There’s literally only 1.5 taxis in front of you here.
jiminygillikers on
What about allowing full cars use the bus lanes. Anything less than 4 people in the car must use the regular lanes. Ah, who am I kidding. They can’t / won’t enforce the rules that exist already.
TheEndoftheBottle on
They need to get rid of 50% of bus stops. It’s absolutely painful stopping every hundred metres
Mynky on
They are already, unless they have a fare I believe. Not that it is enforced.
madrarua2020 on
No , Taxis are part of our Public Transport System and absolutely require access to all our roads.
0scar_Goldmann on
Maybe from stopping and dropping people/picking them up in bus lanes, but not banning them outright?
TwinIronBlood on
So the bus you are in can move up 30 feet and be blocked by the next bus.
Nope taxis are public transport too.
Appropriate-Fox-2347 on
I agree, ban taxis from bus lanes. The driver gets paid if they are sitting in traffic anyway, so the only person losing out is the occupant of the taxi. And why should they get preferential treatment?
damcingspuds on
Apparently, taxis only have rights to bus lanes on a trial basis. The trial started in the 1980s but was never ended nor formalised. Whether true or not, the thought of removing them now would be met with significant backlash from taxi drivers who have no issue protesting by clogging the network.
Anyone involved in public transport planning will tell you that we need to take them out of buslanes because they create turbulence in the system. They aren’t constrained to a schedule or stopping only at defined points. This delays busses and makes busses a less favourable option.
eldwaro on
No.
It was time 5 years ago.
DLoRedOnline on
The time was back when Michael O’Leary incorporated his personal car as a single-vehicle taxi firm to use the bus lanes on his commute.
tdabith on
Probably
bbb353 on
I don’t know if it’s just urban legend at this stage but I’ve been told by various sources that taxis in bus lanes is still officially a trial. It was just never ended. So no legislation needed. Just stop the trial.
The taxis will hold some mega protests and choke the city for ages but it might be worth the pain.
South_Hedgehog_7564 on
No. Taxi drivers have enough shit yo put up with. I did it for ten years. Anyway if the council tried that the cabbies would just block the road in protest.
BobTheCork on
I have never understood why taxis get to use bus lanes.
Sea_Avocado_2733 on
No… I am someone who uses taxi’s a lot. Taxi’s are very expensive, what’s the point in taking a taxi to get to your destination even quicker if you have to use normal lanes and be stuck in traffic?
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No.
No
Why? This backup is due to road works nothing else
Yes, Taxis take up the same amount of space as a private car so mass transport should be prioritised
Why? This backup is due to road works nothing else
There’s literally only 1.5 taxis in front of you here.
What about allowing full cars use the bus lanes. Anything less than 4 people in the car must use the regular lanes. Ah, who am I kidding. They can’t / won’t enforce the rules that exist already.
They need to get rid of 50% of bus stops. It’s absolutely painful stopping every hundred metres
They are already, unless they have a fare I believe. Not that it is enforced.
No , Taxis are part of our Public Transport System and absolutely require access to all our roads.
Maybe from stopping and dropping people/picking them up in bus lanes, but not banning them outright?
So the bus you are in can move up 30 feet and be blocked by the next bus.
Nope taxis are public transport too.
I agree, ban taxis from bus lanes. The driver gets paid if they are sitting in traffic anyway, so the only person losing out is the occupant of the taxi. And why should they get preferential treatment?
Apparently, taxis only have rights to bus lanes on a trial basis. The trial started in the 1980s but was never ended nor formalised. Whether true or not, the thought of removing them now would be met with significant backlash from taxi drivers who have no issue protesting by clogging the network.
Anyone involved in public transport planning will tell you that we need to take them out of buslanes because they create turbulence in the system. They aren’t constrained to a schedule or stopping only at defined points. This delays busses and makes busses a less favourable option.
No.
It was time 5 years ago.
The time was back when Michael O’Leary incorporated his personal car as a single-vehicle taxi firm to use the bus lanes on his commute.
Probably
I don’t know if it’s just urban legend at this stage but I’ve been told by various sources that taxis in bus lanes is still officially a trial. It was just never ended. So no legislation needed. Just stop the trial.
The taxis will hold some mega protests and choke the city for ages but it might be worth the pain.
No. Taxi drivers have enough shit yo put up with. I did it for ten years. Anyway if the council tried that the cabbies would just block the road in protest.
I have never understood why taxis get to use bus lanes.
No… I am someone who uses taxi’s a lot. Taxi’s are very expensive, what’s the point in taking a taxi to get to your destination even quicker if you have to use normal lanes and be stuck in traffic?