Get ready for legit cars in Bus lanes too

I don't agree with electric cars in bus lanes, as bus lanes are there for congestion reduction and to offer a speed incentive to public transport as an argument against private vehicles.

But... I am actually for the use of bus lanes to be open to some other vehicles.

Specifically, I think that the monopoly that black cabs have over bus lanes is nonsensical. And that with the rise of Uber and PHV we risk losing universal access. That is, black cabs are wheelchair accessible, and one can even put a bike in them in emergencies, etc.

So what I think is that if the point of black cabs in bus lanes is to provide accessible access, then instead of potentially losing this with the rise of PHV usage, then we can actually provide an incentive to the PHV industry (Uber, AddLee, etc) such that any PHV that is fully wheelchair accessible (inspected at least once a year to be so), can use bus lanes and have airport access, etc on the same grounds as black cabs.

That for me is a benefit to the city as a whole, and as it would likely only represent a small number of PHV vehicles (the cost of such vehicles is significantly higher than your average Prius) it will have little real impact on congestion... buses will keep moving and lanes will mostly be clear.

But electric cars... this I think is kinda insane.

Presently electric cars are more expensive, have reduced range, require a private driveway or garage for charging... and effectively represent the highest paid members of society. This comes across to me as providing a set of perks to the rich, at the expense of everyone else. And it's going to be something that gets worse as more of the rich choose to buy an electric car for the purely selfish reason of getting bus lane access.

I know that if I find an electric car behind me in a bus lane I shall be enjoying a very sedate, non-sweaty, ride in the middle of the lane... barely above walking speed probably.