Following questions at the Osler Road residents’ meeting with various agencies including County, a senior officer has checked to see if taxis trigger bus lights – at the bus gate, it is only the general traffic lane that is signalised. (Sorry, his word not ours!)
Buses trigger a red light for traffic, but taxis do not. There is a give-way marking at the end of the bus lane, so that taxis, cycles and anything else that does not trigger the red light for traffic can get out of the bus lane, giving way to any traffic in the general traffic lane.
Riiiight.. so taxis should give way upon reaching the bus gate? Maybe someone should TELL THEM. They race up the bus lane and into the box junction with no consideration for cars waiting in the main lane.
Some signage or a red light for the taxi/bus lane would help.