DfT rejects allowing motorbikes default access to bus lanes

The Department for Transport has decided not to allow motorcycles access to all bus lanes by default, as is currently the case with pedal cycles, following a consultation. This means that decisions on bus lane access for motorcycles will remain with local authorities.

The consultation, conducted between March and July this year, attracted more than 14,000 responses.

Currently local authorities can choose whether to allow other vehicles, including motorcycles, to use bus lanes on their networks,...

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