[Neil]

I am going to guess all that road work was done by both Blackburn with Darwen and the Highways Agency. The Highways Agency stuck all the traffic lights on the M65 junctions trying to stop cars queuing on the motorway trying to get onto the slip road.

I think the bus lane is more about getting funding for achieving bus lane targets than it is for improving traffic flow. A lot like the Pennine Reach scheme we are still being afflicted with. I forget how many £million is being spent to improve bus travel times from Accrington to Blackburn by a few minutes.
Are we all really that lazy that we can't get out of bed five minutes earlier so sitting on a bus for an extra five minutes is not a problem?