A deeper dive into physical bus priority measures

Key Concept 1:

Physical measures to implement bus priority can deliver a superior and guaranteed level of priority over that enjoyed by other road users. However these involve:

Significant adjustments to the public highway – requiring civil engineering, a lengthy design change process, disruptions during implementation and robust safety processes.

Enduring changes that are time-consuming and expensive to reverse.

Robust enforcement measures supported by local authorities and government agencies.

Therefore, it is particularly important to ensure that such measures are implemented on a strong policy mandate with robust modelling, public consultation, reliable measurement and pre- and post- assessments.