Halton Transport

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RE: Halton Transport

(31/01/2016 20:33)trixmax2000 Wrote:  I was a driver on the Busway from the day it opened until 2005 I had many a near misses with cars jumping the lights even had a motorbike hit me just in front of the rear axle,

All the traffic lights but for the A56 at Whitehouse are changed by the bus, it is the national speed limit on the Busway, A bus as to approach the lights at 37mph there are 3 sets of sensors in the road also there is a Yellow triangle painted on the road is a added warning to the driver at this point the lights should be changing for the bus if not the driver as time to stop,

When ever there is a RTA involving the lights the Police will always come along the Busway to check the lights,

Just saying that in all the time I was at my depot not one bus driver that as had a RTA at Busway traffic lights was prosecuted,

With all due respect the time frame you mentioned was when cctv was not generally on board every bus. It has to be said however that when I've personally seen drivers jump red lights it has been on the more visible junctions but it's still no excuse, other times I've seen one bus follow another through just as the lights have gone red, no real risk but it still shouldn't be happening.