Decision details

CYC have received a request from the emergency services, to be allowed to use bus lanes within the City of York Council boundary whilst not travelling in an emergency. Yorkshire Ambulance Service have asked us to consider on the basis that some ambulance journeys do not warrant the use of the lights but are still time conscious and the ability to use bus lanes would help with journey times when responding to non-emergency calls.
Decision: Agreed to change the traffic regulation orders to allow marked ambulances to use bus lanes when not on emergency response.

Option 1 - Support the change to the traffic regulation orders to allow marked ambulances to use bus lanes when not on emergency response
Option 2 - Reject the change to the traffic regulation orders to allow marked ambulances to use bus lanes when not on emergency response.

Option 2 was rejected.