TfL Ref: FOI-4702-2324

Thank you for your request which we received on 19 March 2024, asking for information about buses at Hunters Way.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.  I can confirm that we hold some of the information you require. You specifically asked: 

Please advise how many buses speed down Hunters Way every day and why. The W8 and W9 have no stops. The 313 has a stop.

Please find attached the bus speed data for routes 313, W8 and W9 which serve Harefield Close (Stop ID 48015) on Hunters Way, Enfield. The date range is from 01/01/2024 to 31/03/2024 (90 days).

The table below shows that the number of trips that exceeded 20mph on this road, is very low in comparison to the total number of trips operated on each route within the 90-day period.

Can you also please advise why from approx Midnight there are buses speeding past our houses every few minutes, keeping residents awake.

I am unable to comment on the reasons why drivers drive in excess of 20mph. It is legal requirement for bus drivers to drive within the speed limit. Any complaints we receive where excess speed is found are reported to the operator.

We are working to eliminate the possibility of buses being able to exceed speed limits with technology like Intelligent Speed Assistance. This avoids buses travelling faster than a digital speed map of London and is required on all new buses entering the London bus fleet. As older vehicles make way to new buses, this will increasingly become a standard feature on a growing proportion of the fleet.
 
iBus technology on buses also allows operators to conduct monitoring of bus speeds and check compliance with highway limits – which is something they would normally do if complaints were made to them by members of the public. All our operators also have staff conduct processes in place should speeding complaints be received and the driver be identifiable from the details received.

There is an old bus stop in Hunters Way, but no buses stop there. Please advise how many buses you think stop there, as we have never seen one to date.

Unfortunately, we don’t hold this information. 

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Yours sincerely

Eva Hextall 

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London