Addison Lee drivers told to defy bus lane law (and to just say SMIDSY)

The answer is simple - removed the bus lane altogether.

Having said that, I enjoyed and feel comfortable using the bus lane as it double up as a fantastic cycle lane too, give me enough room to manoeuvre/brake if someone pulled in without incidating, or when a peds stepped in without looking.

If someone instigated an anti-bus lane policy, levels of cycling in London would decline almost immediately.