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Transport for London launch bike safety campaign
By Visordown News on 06/03/2009 15:14:10
New TfL study shows drivers regulary underestimate the time they have when merging from junctions in front of approaching bikes
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (TfL) is to repeat their ad campaign aimed at alerting car drivers to the fact that motorcyclists can often appear further away than they actually are.Known as the ‘size-arrival effect’, this optical illusion can cause drivers
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Transport for London test GPS speed restrictors
By Visordown News on 11/05/2009 15:22:44
TfL's latest venture brings a whole new meaning to 'Big Brother'
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (TfL) are to test a new type of speed restriction software on 20 of the organisation's vehicles - including a bus, reports BBC News.TfL are hoping the new GPS-controlled 'Intelligent Speed Adaptation' device will reduce
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New average speed cameras for London?
By Visordown News on 13/08/2010 10:52:46
Transport for London publishes tender for cameras to "enforce average speed limits in urban areas"
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (TfL) has published a tender for the provision of average speed cameras the organisation wishes to trial as part of a project to "enforce average speed limits in urban areas".The notice, published in the Official Journal
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Bikers vow to continue parking charge fight
By Visordown News on 21/08/2009 13:11:57
"Some people thought we would just give up, but we're sticking to our guns and not going away"
BIKERS IN LONDON have vowed to keep up pressure on Westminster Council against bike parking charges, despite a reduction in the planned charges to £1 a day, or £100 a year.Yesterday, around 1200 of motorcyclists converged in Westminster for the latest protest against bike parking...
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Motorcycles allowed in London Bus Lanes
By Visordown News on 22/05/2008 16:50:55
SCOOP!
during which TfL allowed motorcyclists to use the bus lanes on Brixton Road and Finchley Road. TfL's study concluded that during the trial the bus lanes were safer for pedestrians, cyclists, car drivers and motorcyclists, with a 42 per cent fall
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BMF confident over 'Bikes In London's Bus Lanes'
By Visordown News on 30/01/2007 17:12:37
High hopes for a positive outlook for motorcycling in London
for London (TfL) have been conducting monitored motorcycle access trials on three trial sites; the A41 to the North, A23 to the South and A13 to the East, since 2002, but a draft version of an executive summary for their report, issued last September
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Motorcycles to use London bus lanes
By Visordown News on 27/10/2008 09:31:08
'I believe they should be able to share our bus lanes successfully and safely' - Boris Johnson
Motorcycles WILL be allowed to use the majority of the capital's bus lanes, London Mayor Boris Johnson has said to the BBC. From 5 January, motorcyclists will able to ride in the lanes for an 18-month trial period. Transport for London (TfL) said
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Boris extends London bus lane motorcycle trial
By Ben Cope on 17/06/2010 09:17:54
The chaos that was predicted by some doomsayers has clearly not materialized says Johnson
Mayor Boris Johnson has today announced he will continue to allow motorcycles to use bus lanes, operated by Transport for London (TfL), for the time being.Johnson observed, "The chaos that was predicted by some doomsayers has clearly
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Red Ken Livingstone's got it wrong (again)
By Visordown News on 11/04/2008 16:30:38
German car manufacturer takes legal action against Mayor's flawed congestion charge plan
the findings of the King’s College research on CO2 were never revealed and only part of the report was released by TfL. Porsche said the reason for the increase in CO2 was motorists would be forced to drive longer distances outside the Congestion Zone as a
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Boris extends bikes in bus lanes
By Visordown News on 26/06/2010 23:14:46
Motorcycles granted continued use of London lanes, despite accident rate increase
LONDON MAYOR Boris Johnson has granted motorcycles continued use of London bus lanes, despite a reported increase in accidents involving cyclists and motorcycles.The initiative, which allows bikers access to all Transport for London (TfL) bus lanes
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