London's buses are 'MORE dangerous under Sadiq Khan because of 20mph zones ... trends now
London's buses are 'more dangerous under Sadiq Khan because of 20mph zones which put pressure on drivers to go faster when they can to keep up with their schedules', critics have claimed.
In 2023 there were a whopping 28,114 bus collisions in the capital compared to an average of 26,384 per year across the decade prior.
This is despite a seven per cent drop in the total distance of bus journeys in London from 492 million km (306 million miles) in 2016/17 to 457 million km (284 million miles) in the financial year between 2022 and 2023.
And transport experts and campaigners have attributed the increase in accidents to the mayor's introduction of lower speed limits during his eight-year administration.
They say the 20mph zones, which now apply to more than half of London's roads, cause bus drivers to fall behind schedule, which means they end up increasing their speed when they can to catch up.
In 2023 there were a whopping 28,114 bus collisions in the capital compared to an average of 26,384 per year across the decade prior
And critics have claimed London 's buses are 'more dangerous under Sadiq Khan because of 20mph zones which put pressure on drivers to go faster when they can to keep up with their schedules'
They say the 20mph zones, which now apply to more than half of London's roads, cause bus drivers to fall behind schedule, which means they end up increasing their speed when they can to catch up
In 2016, TfL's largest bus contractor Go Ahead told drivers to maintain a regular gap between themselves and the bus in front with the company facing potential fines of ten per cent of the contract price if this was not achieved, The Telegraph reports.
TfL admitted that it does not routinely hand over information on bus driver speeding despite allegations that many drive over the limit, Questions to the Mayor shows.
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Leader of the City Hall Conservatives Neil Garratt said that bus drivers struggled to balance driving at lower than 20mph and keeping up with an intense schedule.
He added: 'Despite his many promises and strategy documents, the stark fact is that London's buses are getting more dangerous
