Bikers, bus lanes and interested parties

I hadn't realised until I'd browsed a few more sites quite how, well, quasi-corporate the launch of the mayor's bikers-in-bus-lanes pilot had been. I've no problem with Honda UK organising a celebratory convergence on Wembley's Ace Cafe, but was it right for Kulveer Ranger to not only take part in the event but, apparently, "lead the ride" with Honda UK's general manager? How confident can we be that the conduct and assessment of the trial will be objective when the mayor's transport director seems to have made so crystal clear what outcome he'd prefer?