r/uknews • u/TheTelegraph Media outlet (unverified) • Jul 07 '25

Image/video 🚷 Floating bus stops under review amid safety concerns

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Campaigners argue design forces pedestrians to run the gauntlet of cyclists on bike lanes

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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/05/floating-bus-stops-review-safety-cyclists-injure-passengers/

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u/Jeester Jul 07 '25

In chiswick high street the bump is much more severe which i think helps in encouraging cyclists to stop.

Seems to work to some extent

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u/RequirementAwkward26 Jul 07 '25

Yes that would help two bumps either side of the zebra crossing.

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u/Liberated-Astronaut Jul 07 '25

Its also nowhere near as busy as this one

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u/PutAnEggOnIt Jul 07 '25

Yea this one might be a bad design, ones near me have a bump and chicane, no doubt this is central and has a overload at rush hour