Biking in the Bus Lane?
By Margaret Lyons in News on Jun 16, 2008 6:22PM
Photo by bowl rider
Mayor Daley suggested over the weekend that if our city improves bus efficiency, bikers could use bus lanes and everybody would win. He mentioned the plan Friday at a Bike to Work rally.
"As we improve the quality and movement of buses, the safest place could be in the lane for buses. . . . That's what we're really looking at because, many times, bus lanes are not filled."
Daley said if the plan ever came to pass, both bus drivers and cyclists would need a lot of instruction on how to share the roadway safely, which could be a good idea anyway given the recent wave of collisions between bikes and motor vehicles, including a CTA bus hitting a biker last week.
In 1939, Chicago became the first city to have designated bus lanes. [CBS 2, S-T]