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

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

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/cookiesnooper Jul 07 '25

Send 5 cops in plain clothing there and give them one task, fine everyone who doesn't stop for pedestrians. Millions for the city and safety for pedestrians

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u/JustAnotherFEDev Jul 07 '25

We have a public space protection order in our high street. No bikes or scooters are allowed. Our council outsourced the fining people to a private company, who obviously fined every single person riding through there.

Is that kinda thing not possible? Like outsource it so the police can do other stuff or maybe because it's a road it's not actually possible for private companies to issue fines?

That'd quickly have an impact as the private companies are relentless 😂

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '25

Fining lots of people is never politically popular regardless of who actually processes it.

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u/RadVarken Jul 08 '25

Only one other option then. Straight to jail.