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Title: National Express Calls For Dedicated Coach Lanes Post by: Lee on June 12, 2008, 07:37:58 National Express advocates the introduction of dedicated peak-hour coach lanes on motorways and trunk roads to enable coach operators to provide much more attractive services to commuters, along with other ideas as part of its group vision (link below.)
http://www.travelwatchsouthwest.org/newslog090608.html Title: Re: National Express Calls For Dedicated Coach Lanes Post by: devon_metro on June 12, 2008, 10:05:18 What, inconvenience car users?
That will never happen. Title: Re: National Express Calls For Dedicated Coach Lanes Post by: grahame on June 12, 2008, 14:26:49 What, inconvenience car users? That will never happen. It's outside the "Travel Watch South West" area ... but aren't there already bus lanes on parts of the M4 and Heathrow spur? Title: Re: National Express Calls For Dedicated Coach Lanes Post by: Phil on June 12, 2008, 14:47:10 I thought the central lane on the M4 was a dedicated coach lane in any case.
Title: Re: National Express Calls For Dedicated Coach Lanes Post by: Btline on June 12, 2008, 17:32:58 The M4 bus lane is not for the benefit of buses - well not just buses.
It helps traffic flow and prevents queues. Look it up - there is a webpage explaining how (something about a reduction in the number of lanes at one point). Title: Re: National Express Calls For Dedicated Coach Lanes Post by: TerminalJunkie on June 12, 2008, 19:21:08 Quote from: Btline Look it up - there is a webpage explaining how (something about a reduction in the number of lanes at one point). http://www.cbrd.co.uk/indepth/m4buslane/ (http://www.cbrd.co.uk/indepth/m4buslane/) This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |