Bus lane trial ends

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 of bus lanes from June 27, first reported by MCN in January.

A statement on the council’s website says: ‘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.’

MCN revealed in January that motorcyclists were being blamed for a rise in crashes between cyclists and other vehicles. 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.’