Police remind drivers R6 RapidBus lane is for buses only
Posted January 3, 2024 10:04 am.
Just days after Metro Vancouver’s newest RapidBus route went live, police are reminding drivers the R6 lane on Scott Road is for transit vehicles only.
The R6 line began running on Jan. 1, though it was officially launched a day later, on Tuesday.
That same day, the Metro Vancouver Transit Police issued a reminder to motorists, saying officers were out to educate drivers about the Scott Road corridor’s bus-only lanes.
“These lanes are reserved for buses only and not to be used as a passing or accelerating lane,” the department said in a social media post.
It’s unclear how many people were using the bus lane, but an image accompanying the post on social media platform X shows two officers, one with a traffic enforcement camera, standing next to the lane.
The R6 services what has been described as the busiest bus route south of the Fraser, connecting Surrey and Delta via Scott Road.
TransLink has said the RapidBus will provide “up to 20 per cent more customer capacity” on the corridor, with limited stops between the Scott Road SkyTrain Station and Newton Exchange.
The bus runs on the same route as Route 319.
