Cross city routes ~ speculation and suggestions

[GoldenSquid]

three buses in a row

and the rest

[Gareth]

one thing I've noticed, since washwood heath road has got bus lanes, the yellow boxes in the bus stops have extended - kinda similar to the old bendy bus length on tyburn road (67 route)

I took a trip along the Washwood Heath Road yesterday to look at the new bus lanes. Maybe I'm just pessimistic, living in the area all my life, but unless they're actually enforced, they're doomed for failure. That bend between the army cadets and Bennetts Road (on both sides) is always full of parked cars on the road/pavement. I cannot see that changing anytime soon.
It's a shame nothing can be done further up past the fire station on what was always known locally as 'the main'. Always a bottleneck up there.

[GoldenSquid]

I took a trip along the Washwood Heath Road yesterday to look at the new bus lanes. Maybe I'm just pessimistic, living in the area all my life, but unless they're actually enforced, they're doomed for failure. That bend between the army cadets and Bennetts Road (on both sides) is always full of parked cars on the road/pavement. I cannot see that changing anytime soon.
It's a shame nothing can be done further up past the fire station on what was always known locally as 'the main'. Always a bottleneck up there.

Driving it can be a challenge atm, as some cars don't want to cross into the bus lane (even though it's not active yet) - as you have to follow the old lines around that curve because of the parked cars. Not sure why the bus lane doesn't start higher up on the hill, as that would make the bus lane more useful. 
Hopefully they do put some bus lane cameras. Otherwise like you mentioned, it will be a waste of time.