Bus lanes

Public road on both sides of the concrete bus lane, stop platforms in the centre of the bus lane (requires doors at left side), or at the right side of the bus lane (requires doors at right side). Further details can be found in Bouwman (2004) or Vis Bouwman (2008). 

Where possible, bus lanes should be made wider wherever cyclists are expected to use them. The standard width should be 4 m. 

Where the bus lane is 4 m or more in width, advisory lanes should be provided inside the bus lane. The cycle lane should be located at the kerbside of the bus lane. 

Bus lanes should not be made deliberately narrow in order to prevent buses overtaking cyclists. 

Contraflow bus lanes should be wider than the equivalent with-flow lanes. 

Where bus lanes are narrower than 4 m, consideration should be given to upgrading drain gullies to kerb-faced inlets. 

The safety implications of bus lanes and high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes. 

The safety implications of motorcycles, pedal cycles and taxis using bus lanes. 

Local authorities should undertake appropriate levels of safety assessment before deciding to allow motorcyclists to use bus lanes. 

Motorcyclists may have to make potentially dangerous manoeuvres if they do not have a green signal at a bus gate. Bus lanes should be at least 4 m wide. 

Mark special traffic situations in order to increase road safety at crossings, bicycle lanes, bus lanes and so on. 

FIGURE 8.10 Example of a reversible bus lane application. (From Marieke Martens, TNO.)... 

Driving in manual mode over dedicated bus lane and/or public road ... 

Phileas as a normal bus with electronic guidance system and steered manually by the driver either on a public road or on dedicated Phileas bus lanes must be compliant with all applicable bus legislation. In this mode, the vehicle is allowed to drive on all public roads in France. For the application in the Douai region, this corresponds with a start-up mode or with a degraded mode of operation. 

Phileas as a guided bus with electronic guidance system and steered automatically on dedicated Phileas bus lanes must be compliant with all applicable bus legislation. This corresponds with the nominal mode of operation in the Douai region. 

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