I don’t know why this isn’t common knowledge because it is signposted at the start of every bus lane in Dublin. If you read the signs, you can drive in bus lanes during certain times of the day, usually between 1000 and 1200 and on Sundays and Bank Holidays. It never ceases to amaze me that so many people don’t know about this and instead queue up in the regular traffic lane. Maybe they can’t read the signs because they are too small, but if you can read a road sign you either need glasses or should be driving.
While I am on the subject of bus lanes and general traffic management in Dublin, I generally think bus lanes are a good idea, and people who are prepared to use public transport should get to work quicker than those who want to drive. The only problem I have with some bus lanes is the 24 hour bus lanes, and considering that we do not have a 24 hour bus service, or any plans to have one, it doesn’t make sense to me
Anyway, just my 2 cents on the subject…