Laws of the road for cyclists and drivers alike

I know this sounds like the pot calling the kettle black but quite frankly mopeds doing this is far more dangerous than a bike.. I hadn't really thought about it before but now that mopeds/motorcycles are going to be (or are now?) allowed to go down bus lanes, does it just encourage them to go where-ever they feel?

Motorcyclists are allowed in advisory cycle lanes (the ones with dashed lines) right now, anyway (in theory only if 'unavoidable', but this is unenforceable), and into mandatory lanes outside their hours of operation, and have of course always been permitted into bus lanes outside of their hours of operation. As there are very few mandatory cycle lanes in London, it's likely that you won't see much of a change.

There is little reliable data, but the most likely big picture consequences are going to be a greater number of motorcyclists system-wide, as well as greater avoidance by pedal cyclists. There is also a distinct possibility of greater numbers of pedestrian Killed and Seriously Injured (KSI) casualties, and to a lesser extent cyclist KSIs.

It's a retrograde step that goes against some of the advances that have been made in London on benign and sustainable transport in the last few years, for sure.

Oliver
LCC