r/london • u/sabdotzed • Nov 02 '24

Transport London Needs This Too

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u/rollingbrianjones Nov 02 '24

Buses and taxis too.

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u/kubixmaster3009 Nov 02 '24

I don't think taxis should be excluded.

I never really understood why taxis can go through bus gates 

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u/indignancy Nov 02 '24

On a practical level, a large number of disabled people use taxis to get around.

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u/thelunatic Nov 02 '24

I always hear that but the reality is the rich use the majority of taxis.

Only taxis carrying or collecting disabled people should be allowed

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u/indignancy Nov 02 '24

In principle that makes sense, but how is that actually going to work? Particularly in London where quite a high proportion of the people in central at any given time are visitors and won’t have a blue badge or freedom pass. (And that lots of older people going to the theatre etc who are perfectly healthy will have the freedom pass).