I tried googling it, at it appeared like bus lanes were only a thing in a few select cities. Like one article made a big deal out of New York getting a bus lane.
Does this mean that most cities and places don’t have bus lanes? What happens then if there is a queue. Wouldn’t that make the bus stuck in traffic too?
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Buses aren’t standard, my dude. Don’t need a lane when there’s nothing to use it.
Bus lanes aren’t *standard* almost anywhere in the world.
Bus lanes aren’t very common, but are slowly becoming more common in major cities looking to emphasize bikes, public transportation, etc.
My hometown has a few bus lanes in certain parts of the city.
Yes buses get stuck in traffic here. There should be more bus lanes, hard to get people to use public transit if it’s so inconvenient.
Most cities and towns in the US either do not have a public bus system, or do not have a robust one. As such they just use standard driving lanes most of the time. And yes that does mean that they can get stuck in traffic.
Buses are not standard here. Local governments or states vote on funding and creating bus systems. It is not at all centralized, and wouldn’t make sense if it was. Many places just don’t have a need or use for a robust bus system, much less additional lanes that could be used by everyone.
Busses, as in public transportation, aren’t really THAT common either. I’ve really only known them to happen in decently-sized cities. . .and even then do you REALLY need a bus lane if the city bus only comes along once an hour? Taking away a lane of traffic for a seldom-used lane would be rather wasteful in the municipal bus systems I’ve seen.