The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Bus Lane Protest

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Thu 31 May 2012 04:01
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Bus Lane Protest - 1litregolfeater
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Council Run Money-Making Mess

This bank holiday I would urge everybody to stay out of bus lanes.

I'm sure the queen would approve of my mission to make local democracy more accountable to people and less fee-paying to the wasters that sit in town halls.

Bus lanes are painted on the road to get fines, in a Big-brother way to intimidate you.

The council has a van nearby hitting £30 or £60 every time, so they can pay themselves massive incomes.

Stay out and Honk!!!

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Thu 31 May 2012 07:38
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Bus Lane Protest - Armitage Shanks {p}

I have never ever driven in London but my understanding is that bus lanes are provided to facilitate the movement of buses and give them a degree of priority. The lanes are clearly marked (?), it is possible to stay out of them so what is the problem?

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Thu 31 May 2012 21:56
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Bus Lane Protest - Hamsafar

I think it was a veiled attempt to say stay out of rush-hour bus lanes, even though it's a holiday. During the last Christmas and New Years Day, many people were sent fines for using rush-hour bus lanes even though there was no rush hour. The same with streetside parking restrictions.

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Fri 1 Jun 2012 19:04
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Bus Lane Protest - jamie745

I wouldn't mind Bus Lanes if they actually did anything to improve the Bus Service, which they dont.

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Sat 2 Jun 2012 00:59
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Bus Lane Protest - Smileyman

So the question is ....

'Do workday bus lane restrictions apply on weekday Bank Holidays?'

I consider they should not but will not take a chance ....

Who knows the answer?

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