Bradford

At peak times, delays can more than treble the time it takes to travel from the outskirts to the city centre, compared to off-peak.

These delays are chiefly due to queues which build up at the approaches to junctions, as the capacity of those junctions is reached and then exceeded. Bus lanes have been used before but the benefits to buses are greatly reduced by misuse and by illegally parked vehicles.

Guideways provide a more effective means for buses to by-pass these traffic queues, without causing further undue delay to other traffic. Guideways can be formed using twin running strips with a grass or gravel area in between. This results in quieter running since vehicle noise is absorbed by this central medium. Unlike conventional bus-only lanes, the physical features of a guideway effectively prevent unauthorised use by other road traffic.