Bus Stop Clearways

HL Deb 14 January 2003 vol 643 cc30-1WA

Lord Bradshaw

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether further action is planned to make waiting at marked bus stops by vehicles other than buses an offence. [HL1005]

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston

The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 (SI No 3113), which come into force on 31 January, require that all new bus bays marked on the carriageway must be marked as bus stop clearways. They specify the conditions of use of new bus stop clearways and remove the requirement for a traffic regulation order. Failure to comply with the markings is an offence under Section 36 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. Decisions on which bus stops should be protected with bays as clearways, and the times during which waiting by vehicles other than buses should be prohibited, remain the responsibility of the relevant traffic authority.