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[Cycling] The dangers of bus gates, cyclists

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From: aero.spike@mail.com (Spike)
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Subject: [Cycling] The dangers of bus gates, cyclists
Date: 21 Feb 2024 09:35:11 GMT
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by: Spike - Wed, 21 Feb 2024 09:35 UTC

Regarding one of the trials being held in Exeter: “…unless the trial
delivered better results by the end of this month it may be abandoned
prematurely”

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The situation outside Ladysmith School [in Exeter] has just gone back to
being terrible again now. And in fact a child was knocked off their bike
and a woman on a cargo bike with a baby on the back was reversed into by a
car doing a manoeuvre around the bus gate.

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…campaigners blocked a route reserved for cyclists, buses and taxi drivers,
while holding banners calling for "safe streets now".

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<https://road.cc/content/news/human-bollards-step-police-road-closure-306819>

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Spike

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[Cycling] The dangers of bus gates, cyclists	Spike