MCN - Motorcycle News Posted June 10, 2011 Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 A trial of motorcycles in bus lanes is being scrapped over concern for cyclists, even though it hasn’t resulted in a single collision between the two. The London borough of Ealing is pushing ahead with plans to boot motorcyclists out...More... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saralynn518 Posted June 10, 2011 Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 "A council report concluded: 'Whilst there were no direct collisions between a motorcycle and a pedal cycle, it is suggested that there must be a causal link given that the only change between the data-sets was the motorcycle experiment."It's a bit hard to have a controlled environment on a city street. Besides, that's like saying there's a cat who lives with a dog - they live in harmony - one day the cat dies - must be the dog's fault. Bullshit. I mean, it's possible and all, but...you sure as hell can't call that an experiment." ‘The collision data for Ealing’s roads suggests that, whilst the collision rate for motorcycles remained broadly unchanged, the severity of accidents increased and the effect of the experiment on pedal cycles was broadly detrimental.’"Getting slammed by a bus sure would increase the severity of an accident. Wearing no gear on a bicycle, unlike motorcyclists, would pretty much give you no chance. Paging Captain Obvious.They should just give motorcycles their own lane lol. I think it's cool they conducted this "experiment", but they didn't do such a good job from what it looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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