* UK - Plans unveiled to end right lane confusion
At present, drivers are faced with a variety of priority lanes. Some are in force 24 hours a day while others, including Newcastle’s no car lanes, operate 7am to 7pmNewcastle upon Tyne,England,UK -The Evening ChronicleLive, by Peter Young -Oct 25 2007: -- Transport chiefs are planning to replace the proliferation of measures across the area with just two standard types of lane... Plans to sort out confusion among drivers over bus priority lanes across Tyne and Wear have been unveiled... These will be ‘no car lanes’, already widely used in Newcastle, where cars are banned but are used by buses, taxis, motor cycles, bikes and goods vehicles, and ‘bus lanes’ which may also be used by cycles or taxis... The new lanes will operate 24 hours a day... At present there are four main types of priority lane with another six used to deal with special local circumstances such as a segregated bus link or a bus-only right turn... Concerns include confusion among commuters travelling between Tyne and Wear districts as they encounter different types of lane and hours of operation... A spokesman for Tyne and Wear public transport operator Nexus said: “We think it’s a good thing that the local authorities are doing this"...
* Unlock the Gridlock
Aberdeen,Scotland,UK -This is Aberdeen -27 October 2007: -- Heavy lorries, people who share lifts to work and taxis without passengers could all be allowed to use bus lanes in the future... City bosses are considering opening up some of the lanes in a bid to get congested traffic moving... The news comes after the Evening Express revealed this week that Aberdeen City Council could soon take over the fining of drivers for using bus lanes illegally... The plans will be presented to the council's policy and strategy committee on Tuesday...
Aberdeen,Scotland,UK -This is Aberdeen -27 October 2007: -- Heavy lorries, people who share lifts to work and taxis without passengers could all be allowed to use bus lanes in the future... City bosses are considering opening up some of the lanes in a bid to get congested traffic moving... The news comes after the Evening Express revealed this week that Aberdeen City Council could soon take over the fining of drivers for using bus lanes illegally... The plans will be presented to the council's policy and strategy committee on Tuesday...
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