Which pointless bus lanes / gates would you abolish?

[LeMaquis 10]

the majority labour controlled council broke its neck to get the penistone road bus lane under way after seeing my pledge to put a stop to it.

 

So the council did something because they were worried about someone who has claimed on here that the 2007 floods were due to prostitution in Neepsend. Of course they did.

 

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Point me to the EU directive that declares that there is a mandatory quantity of bus lanes. You can't. Typical of UKIP to blame the EU, it is easier that way.

 

It's typical of the UKIP lies on here. Saunaman claimed that HS2 was an EU plot. Jeffrey Shaw claimed that there is no such thing as international law, that UKIP is neither left-wing nor right-wing and that Enoch Powell wasn't racist.

 

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i would need a UKIP majority on the council first. then.....we may need a UKIP government.

 

In other words it's not going to happen.

[CPC464 10]

So basically, you were running a campaign by making promises that you knew you couldn't keep?

 

Not only that, it was based on a lie about a 'minimum number of bus lanes' imposed by 'Europe'.

[ricgem2002 11]

So basically, you were running a campaign by making promises that you knew you couldn't keep?

i thought that was quite good for someone running to become a mp:hihi:

[mc55 10]

back to the OP, my major bus lane frustration is the one from Meadowhead into Woodseats.

 

Even the council have acknowledged how cr*p it is by covering over the traffic light signalling that is not needed as 99.9% of traffic is heading straight on to Woodseats. Must be the biggest waste of money, perhaps even fraudulent use of tax payer money by the council.

 

Basically left hand turning traffic sits for 7 or 8 hours in queue of traffic for 600 yards or so until it can legally leave the nightmare heading for Woodseats and turn down Abbey Lane.

[mogwai84 10]

Hillsborough Main cross road

 

Nope. It was s disaster when suspended in the summer.

[LeMaquis 10]

Not only that, it was based on a lie about a 'minimum number of bus lanes' imposed by 'Europe'.

 

The first bus lane in the UK was in London in 1968, before we joined the EEC. He must have confused it with the EU directive that bans sentences starting with a capital letter.

[Anarchon 10]

That wouldn't happen to be your daily commute would it?

 

Parts of it are.

[LeMaquis 10]

back to the OP, my major bus lane frustration is the one from Meadowhead into Woodseats.

 

Basically left hand turning traffic sits for 7 or 8 hours in queue of traffic for 600 yards or so until it can legally leave the nightmare heading for Woodseats and turn down Abbey Lane.

 

Slight exaggeration of the week award.

[little tank 10]

How about remove all bus lanes that don't have a positive effect of bus punctuality. Is busses that pass through must have a punctuality of 95% at peak times. Only busses in service can use bus lanes .

[Jim117 72]

Definitely the one at top of Upper Albert/Lees Hall road road in Heeley. Must be great to be able to see your house and then take a half mile detour to get to it. It also prevents traffic using the easier incline when snow is on the ground. In fact all of the crap, ill thought out traffic management schemes in that area should be binned. Ie, chicanes that force traffic onto the wrong side of the road on a bend and junction!

[damageandy 10]

Definitely the one at top of Upper Albert/Lees Hall road road in Heeley. Must be great to be able to see your house and then take a half mile detour to get to it. It also prevents traffic using the easier incline when snow is on the ground. In fact all of the crap, ill thought out traffic management schemes in that area should be binned. Ie, chicanes that force traffic onto the wrong side of the road on a bend and junction!

 

i disagree, i remember what it was like before they put all of that in, and its cut down the amount of traffic considerably.

 

They used to drive like nutters to get to work and back everyday, all road management stuff has slowed that traffic down to a safe level and considering how many school kids travel that route its a good thing.

 

I can see that busgate been abit annoying for residents tho, i think most just ignore it tho.

[Olive 10]

Nope. It was s disaster when suspended in the summer.

 

That's true, but it may have been partly due to people trying to avoid Penistone Rd and all its recent/current roadworks.

 

The tram gate's needed I think to keep the trams running as well as they do, but I don't think they have to be in operation for as long as the are - 11am is well after rush hour, and they could probably do without it operating on a Saturday altogether.