Bad news for cycling in Oxford!
Drivers of private hire vehicles (mini-cabs) are celebrating the fact that they will soon be able share bus lanes, along with bikes. We think that’s bad news for cyclists.
At the moment, Oxford’s 100 black cabs are allowed in bus lanes, as are bikes. The city’s 350+ private hire vehicles (PHVs) are not allowed in bus lanes. Perceiving unfair competition, PHV drivers campaigned for nine years for permission to use bus lanes – and won. But they’ve only got permission for a year. Let’s hope this unfortunate decision is reversed.
Read why Cyclox thinks it’s such a bad idea here.
Read On Yer Bike’s take on the decision here.
Read the Oxford Times’s view here.
At the moment, Oxford’s 100 black cabs are allowed in bus lanes, as are bikes. The city’s 350+ private hire vehicles (PHVs) are not allowed in bus lanes. Perceiving unfair competition, PHV drivers campaigned for nine years for permission to use bus lanes – and won. But they’ve only got permission for a year. Let’s hope this unfortunate decision is reversed.
Read why Cyclox thinks it’s such a bad idea here.
Read On Yer Bike’s take on the decision here.
Read the Oxford Times’s view here.
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