Different towns have different rules so always read the sign to see if motorcycles are allowed

One of your very few videos with clear blues skies !

@motorcyclelessonsuk

9 ай бұрын

Haha I know, it's quite rare for me too 😂

Some of the bus lanes in Derby allow motorcycles at all times while others even on the same road don't allow motorcycles, which is confusing especially for a learners.

@motorcyclelessonsuk

9 ай бұрын

Yes, it can be a pain, but we just have to read the signs for each bus lane.

@paullee6663

9 ай бұрын

Should be either you can or you can't in my opinion everywhere. End of. I just keep out of them.

One situation that I don't suppose comes up very often, but was the cause (partly) of my failed Mod 2 - cars parked in a bus lane. The lane was not in use for buses at the time, so some people had parked in it. I declined to use the lane because of that, but the examiner handed me a serious fault saying there was sufficient distance between the groups of parked cars for me to use the bus lane for a short time. Can't say I agreed, but that seems to be DVSA's approach to the matter.

I remember the first time I saw a bus lane sign. It essentially read 'This is a bus lane, in order to figure out if you can drive in it you have to first read this chart of times below..times of operation:' then I'd driven past it and it was too late. I'm convinced they were taking the Mickey when they designed those signs!😂

@motorcyclelessonsuk

9 ай бұрын

🤣

In Plymouth we can ride in all of the bus lanes all of the time. Saves confusion. Keep up the good videos.

@motorcyclelessonsuk

5 ай бұрын

Lucky you! 😊

Biggest issue is the signs for usage cannot be read while moving. They are way too small. So I agree in your local area you can take the time to stop and read the signs so you know on your daily drives when you can and can't use them. When you travel to a new area, there is zero chance of seeing a bus lane while moving and being able to read the sign and decide to use it or not. This is why most people never use them. It's easier on a bike to stop a read it. In a car forget it.

@motorcyclelessonsuk

9 ай бұрын

I'm not sure I agree. There are usually multiple signs on the approach and I can read them all. Perhaps an eye test might be sensible? 😉

That's cool to know, I automatically assumed that motorbikes could use the bus lane anytime. Thanks for sharing and see you on your next adventure ✌️ 🤙 🤟

@motorcyclelessonsuk

9 ай бұрын

Some bus lanes do allow motorbikes: it depends on where you live. This will be clearly shown on the sign with a motorbike symbol (not a pedal cycle). But don't assume just because one bus lane allows them they all do. Bristol for example has the majority which do allow motorbikes but at least one that doesn't. Thanks for taking the time to comment 😊

@IckumaDigital

9 ай бұрын

It's like that here in Cardiff, motorcycles are permitted to use the bus lanes at any time, one of the rare things I like about Cardiff 😄@@motorcyclelessonsuk

@mikenash4216

9 ай бұрын

Very useful. Thanks.

@512460

9 ай бұрын

​@@motorcyclelessonsukyou should tell these delivery riders this, they always go in front and sit in the CYCLIST box and use cycle lanes. They also drag thier feet doing low speed manoeuvres. They're literally cbt riders and you can tell by thier lack of understanding and skill. I don't even acknowledge them as motorcyclist. And don't get me started on thier tailgating and lack of life savers as well as swerving between Lanes and riding into on coming traffic. They're lawless tyrants.

Ahh the old bus lane my kriptoite 😂 we've got some in Truro but i never go to Truro 🤪😁 nice vid keep rockin ✌️✌️

@motorcyclelessonsuk

9 ай бұрын

😂 You CAN master them 😎🤣

Passed my bike theory today. Top scores. Going to book my DAS soon and buy the CB500X for my first bike. Waiting off in case they have a new 2024 model

@motorcyclelessonsuk

9 ай бұрын

Well done. The CB500 is a great bike, you'll love it 😊

at 8:35 you seem to be in position 1 when the bus lane is on the left. Is this correct or should we be in position 2 when we are riding along side a bus lane?

@motorcyclelessonsuk

9 ай бұрын

Position 2 is fine. Looking in my mirrors there was nothing coming up in the bus lane, but plenty of oncoming traffic, so I chose P. 1 as a safer alternative. That said, it might also be because I am so used to riding in P. 1 down that road behind my students I may have just been on autopilot whilst trying to concentrate on making sense for the video 😂. Good question! Thanks for asking 😊

So many times we can see on the roads dont have painted signs and thats make confused me

I live in Bristol where bus lanes are legal to use on motorcycles at all times with one or two odd exceptions. I love the filthy looks I get from car drivers in the daily Brislington traffic jam when I sail past in the bus lane. I don't suppose half of them realise that I'm perfectly within my rights to do so. Hey ho, gives them plenty of time to faff about with their phones which pretty much every other car driver does the moment they hit a traffic queue.

@motorcyclelessonsuk

9 ай бұрын

Haha yes, I trained to be an instructor in Bristol, and loved using the bus lanes. Sadly Nottingham doesn't have any 🙄

I have a question - if the bike is in the bus lane legally and there are cars in the right lane and the biker sees a car in front (indicating in plenty of time) with their intention to turn left (so crossing the bus lane) what does the bike have to do? Should it slow down and give way to the car in front wanting to turn left of should the biker presume the car with stop in it's lane and wait for the biker to pass before turning left into the road? Thanks

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

Which of these two do you think is the safer option?

I live in Swindon and we're allowed to ride in most bus lanes here (if not all; I can't recall one disallowing motorcycles but I don't know every area). Is it OK to cross the solid white line to enter a bus lane when I'm allowed to use it? I see your students do it at 12:30 mark. I couldn't find any restrictions on that in the Highway Code, but maybe I just suck at searching :D

@motorcyclelessonsuk

7 күн бұрын

Yes, if you're allowed to use it, you can cross the line to get in and out. If you're not allowed then no. Thanks for the comment 😊

@TheMikeAngelus

7 күн бұрын

@@motorcyclelessonsuk Thank you!

hi Leanna, not sure what happened but seems i didnt post what i wrote to you on this video 🤣 most useful video though 😃 i would tell myself if in doubt! keep out 🤭im a little bit daft ☺ive yet to venture out to play in bus lanes 🤣 stay safe and stay healthy your sleepy stalker kev 🤣

@motorcyclelessonsuk

9 ай бұрын

Come on Kev, you can read those bus lanes signs and tell the time... Give it a go! 😉😊

@kgba17580

8 ай бұрын

😂 I will but at the moment I’m working 7 nights a week 12 hour shifts so just a little bit too busy to go find bus lanes at the moment 😂😂😂but thanks for the vote of confidence

I can’t decide between the cb500x and cb650r for my fisrt bike. Any thoughts?

@motorcyclelessonsuk

9 ай бұрын

Two very different bikes! The CB500x is the same engine as the CB500F which I've reviewed here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/X3agyNqdptzaetI.html but more suited to touring and long distance comfort. The CB650R will have a review coming shortly, also an excellent bike, super smooth, but totally different to the 500. Rather depends on the sort of riding you intend to do, whether you want luggage etc etc. Thanks 😊

@vladmitrovici7604

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the reply and for the amazing content. I watched the review and was really helpful. Also I found out the school is based in Nottingham (thats close to me). I will be joining the school in spring, hope I get you as an instructor 😮. I plan to do the modules and test on a 650r to get the A license. Im 35yo, is that possible?

@motorcyclelessonsuk

7 ай бұрын

​@@vladmitrovici7604excellent! We look forward to seeing you in Spring. Thanks for taking the time to comment 😊

The weeels on the bus go round n round all day long 😂

@motorcyclelessonsuk

9 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

Don’t you have any bus lanes in your area which motorcycles can use? We often can use them, depending of council. Richmond, Kensington, Westminster are good to us. Hammersmith and Hounslow not so much. But some people use them anyway. Mostly scooters with L plates. Are you going to do a lesson on filtering?

@motorcyclelessonsuk

9 ай бұрын

No, and yes! 😂 You're right though, I forgot to mention those that bikes can use in other cities, thanks 👍😊

Many many car drivers don't use the bus lanes when they can. They never read the signage.

@motorcyclelessonsuk

8 ай бұрын

You're right. I think some of them are just following the car in front without actively thinking about their driving.

Ta x

@motorcyclelessonsuk

9 ай бұрын

You're welcome 😊

I've passed my 'Test' ... so I think I'll just 'stick' with the main flow of the traffic and leave the bus lanes for the buses....At 64 having ridden since I was 16 I have no inclination to become a SMIDSY making a left turn 😐

@motorcyclelessonsuk

9 ай бұрын

With good anticipation and forward planning you can avoid this scenario. Old dog new tricks eh?! 😉😂

@paullee6663

9 ай бұрын

@@motorcyclelessonsuk I'll give you that one ...as I kind of deserved it 🤣🤣 I'm pretty sure I'd be confident riding in a bus lane....😎 (I don't encounter many as my rides tend to be longer and out of town) This 'Old Dog' is still learning every day, which kind of explains why I'm here, and, I've been watching your 'Other Half's' videos for more years than I'd care to remember.....I was watching his videos long before his 'I have a game I play, I try to ride without touching the brakes video' I still do it now, on the bike and in the car....ask him how many years ago that was....🙂 There'''s life in this Old Dog yet ! 🙂

@motorcyclelessonsuk

7 ай бұрын

​@@paullee6663😂 glad to hear it!

If anyone didn't realise, the a.m. times displayed are to get public transport etc into the city centres quicker and the p.m. times are to get buses etc out of the city centres quicker, thereby causing queues for all the other poor folks just trying to get to work or home in their own way. :)

@paullee6663

9 ай бұрын

🤣 So true. The worst thing ever dreamed up..and the 'superior' rich people in their electric vehicles can use the bus lane...but you motorcyclists can't 😠 Just what you want, a 'silent' car comimg up on your inside whether you are on the bike or in the car. Madness, especially in the UK, where you rarely expect to be overtaken on the inside.

Would not using a bus lane when it was 'available' constitute as a 'fault' on your test? Have to say I hate 'stuff' overtaking me on the inside in the UK., it just feels so un-natural to me and this is probably the only place it occurs. I'd hate to be learning to ride these days 'they' just make it as hard as possible to 'pass'. You should point that gentleman that leaves his indicator on at some of your 'other halfs' videos. He's the only guy that pushes his indicator button as much as I do...🤣

@motorcyclelessonsuk

9 ай бұрын

Depends on the situation at hand. Could be a fault if turning left across the bus lane without the appropriate checks or even a fail if there is traffic behind, and whilst not using the bus lane the rider doesn't get up to speed and therefore holds the traffic back. There's all sorts of scenarios where it could result in a fault, or not, depending on the actual situation at hand. Haha yes Russ is especially good at cancelling indicators 😂

@depthjunkie1

7 ай бұрын

I have just failed mod2 for not using a suspended bus lane. There was no traffic in either the bus lane or the main lane to the right I was in. The only other road user at the time was my examiner, so nobody was impeded or no cars were under taking us as the bus lane and right lane were totally empty along a 40mph straight road. I had no other faults (even no minors) other than the not using the bus lane. And as I said a got a flat fail for that alone. I can understand a potential minor for it, but a flat fail Seems totally harsh and all a bit of a con and money making imho. Ps I’m already a car driver so for over 30years. But generally don’t drive in city’s so bus lanes just aren’t a thing where I live and work. Thought failures were due putting yourself or other road users in danger and riding/driving dangerously. Picking a clear lane and sticking in it and getting a fail for it just does not seem just and fair.

@motorcyclelessonsuk

7 ай бұрын

@@depthjunkie1 is it possible you might have missed something in the examiner's debrief? The highway code does stipulate you should be using the left of the available lanes, so perhaps the examiner considered you unware of this particular rule of the road? Were you maintaining the speed limit? It's possible the examiner has made a decision based on something else relevant to the situation, or even made a mistake. They are only human after all 🤷

@depthjunkie1

7 ай бұрын

@@motorcyclelessonsuk yes maintaing the 50pmh speed limit. Road completely empty of other road users in both lanes (bus and main lane) main lane had an arrow facing straight upwards showing direction of flow. I can understand a possible minor saying you could have used the bus lane, and then if you had too many minors adding up to a fail. But when everything else was clean, other than the above example that was a fail. I cant understand how it’s a fail, when I learnt to drive 30yrs ago a major was a dangerous manoeuvre or something you did that endangered yourself or other road users. Lots of minors added up to a fail. Nobody was in danger, no other road users were affected (as there weren’t any) so 2 lanes both going straight I can’t see how it becomes an instant fail. Really does just seem any excuse imho,

Bus lanes are the devil 😂😂😂

@motorcyclelessonsuk

9 ай бұрын

Not if you can read.... 😂😂😂