Warning of dangers with London’s ‘floating bus stops’

Despite decades of practice, wheelchair user, Mik Scarlet says getting the bus is getting harder due to London’s new style "floating bus stops".

They are bus stops which have a cycle track running behind them to theoretically allow passengers to board and alight safely while cyclists can keep moving.

But the National Federation for the Blind UK has warned of their dangers.

It said it wanted a stop on “floating bus stops” and to be consulted over their redesign.

City Hall said protected cycle networks reduced the odds of injury to cyclists by 40-65% and they want to review the data on collisions around bus stops to evaluate if any design improvements are needed.