This table is taken from the work the Transport Research Laboratory did for Transport for London on floating bus stops.

https://trl.co.uk/sites/default/files/PPR854%20-%20Bus%20Stop%20Bypasses%20-%20Analysis%20of%20Pedestrian%20and%20Cyclist%20Behaviour%20via%20Video.pdf https://twitter.com/CllrScottArthur/status/1298313700646977537

Level 1 was where someone walking or cycling were observed to slow down; in other words one part had seen the other and was making adjustments on the fly which is usual human behaviour. Level 2 is where one party was observed to be taken firmer action such as slowing down to let

somebody cross. Level 3 is a rapid slowing down/ changing direction/ stopping to avoid a collision. This moves from general behaviour of humans in motion to something a little more serious which clearly becomes more serious with Levels 4 and 5.

What is notable of course is most interactions (that's what humans out on the street have) are in Level 1 which is perfectly normal. Level 2 interactions are rarer and the rest are quite small numbers. Objectively, floating bus stops are safe.

If we look at the higher level interactions (3, 4 and 5) the report gives more detail because the researchers studied these more. Let's look at Table 3 and Figure 5;

There are small numbers in terms of the study. There's a hint that perhaps stop layout needs some care because of shelter position, but the rest of the interactions are not that surprising but it is reasonable for someone cycling to expect this to happen around a bus stop.

Perhaps this suggests there needs to be both some education for people carrying the most energy in how they behave around bus stops, although it has a parallel with people crossing roads, but the discussion draws out nuances about each site studied.

My points are that design is the most important issue; some people have subjective safety concerns (which are valid and need to be worked through); properly designed floating bus stops are objectively safe; and the alternative is to return people cycling to roads that are

busy enough to have warranted cycle tracks in the first place and we would be returning people into a recognisable postion of conflict with vehicles weighing 10 tonnes or more. It's easy to pick one a context-free table, but you have to read the report.