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TfL reports slight fall in older and disabled passengers using floating bus stops
TfL has acknowledged that the number of older and disabled passengers using floating bus stops has fallen by up to 3 per cent, while saying the decline is not statistically significant enough to warrant action. The admission has renewed criticism from disability campaigners, who say the design can deter people from travelling and that cyclists sometimes fail to give way at crossings.
At least 164 floating bus stops were in London by 2024, with cycle lanes running between the pavement and the bus stop. TfL says injuries at these stops made up less than 1 per cent of pedestrian casualties involving cyclists from 2020 to 2023, though critics note much of the data comes from the Covid period. The London Assembly has called for a pause on building more, while TfL says the risk to pedestrians is very low.
In short
- TfL reports up to a 3 per cent drop in older and disabled passengers at floating bus stops.
- Campaigners say the design can deter vulnerable passengers from travelling.
- TfL says incidents account for under 1 per cent of cyclist-related pedestrian casualties.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Floating bus stops old, blind and disabled people using public transport, Sadiq Khan’s TfL says – but refuses to scrap them”.