Pedestrian ‘fast lanes’ to help Brits cut through crowds set for trials in two UK city centres

FAST lanes for pedestrians are being trialled in two UK city centres to help Brits cut through crowds.

They involve 50-metre long tracks that are 2.2-metres wide installed in high-foot areas of the cities.

The fast lanes have been designed to give people in the UK a high-speed commute They include bold icons with arrows pointing the direction for people to walk, or overtake. They have been installed in two major UK cities for trial

Scotland’s busiest city has been given one of these fast lanes.

Along Buchannan Street in Glasgow , the brightly painted footpath can be seen.

It is a street famed for having packed shopping crowds and rushing commuters.

city of also hopes to now have greater management of its footpaths with a fast lane installed.

The fast lane is along , which is the city’s bustling high street known for busy shoppers and street performers.

As 44 per cent of people were found to be in favour of introducing the fast lanes, instigated their trial in Leeds and Glasgow.

They include bold icons with arrows pointing the direction for people to walk, or overtake.

Managing director of connectivity at , Ben Case, said: “From slow walkers to traffic jams, delays are part of everyday life.

“We’re launching ‘Fast Lanes’ to speed up more than just broadband, helping commuters reclaim their time and keep life moving frustration-free.”

It follows research on the top time-consuming annoyances for the 3,000 adults involved, where 42 per cent revealed frustration with transport delays, 41 per cent with buffering internet pages, and 33 per cent with slow walkers.

One-fifth of Brits – the equivalent to 10.7 million adults – have also considered themselves impatient by nature.

Up to 27 per cent suggested they could only wait three minutes before losing their cool.

And online, patience is even slimmer, with 32 per cent admitting they can only stand being held up for one minute for getting irritated.

Public transport is another common place of tension, where commuters have found they can lose their cool from 12 minutes of delays.

So given the average worker spends the same amount of time walking in their daily journeys, 44 per cent have said they would support the permanent introduction of pedestrian fast lanes.

Brits are said to resort to common coping tactics – such as muttering under their breath (42 per cent) or suffering in silence (33 per cent).

Some may also take it out on the devices, by furiously refreshing apps (30 per cent), shouting at their smart speakers (28 per cent), or drumming their fingers while waiting (21 per cent).

Interestingly, have considered themselves the most patient (76 per cent).

This is in comparison to 66 per cent of Scots and 64 per cent of Yorkshire residents.

Women were also found to be slightly more patient than men at 22 per cent against 18 per cent.

And was crowned the most tolerable with time , with only 12 per cent describing themselves as impatient.

This is despite them experiencing the greatest numbers of delays throughout their days, with four on average.

On the other hand, was the least patient age group at 24 per cent.

They were found, along with , to typically experience three delays, and Boomers just two.

Younger people have been finding ways to get around delays in their life though, with hacks like using (36 per cent) or opting for self-checkouts instead of cashiers (41 per cent).

Many even watch videos on double speed (42 per cent).