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no, although it might help.. i would honestly not use a bus if i was paid to do so, i enjoy driving too much.. i would imagine the majority of motorists feel like this.. a car all to yourself, air conditioned, stereo on, connected to your phone via bluetooth, etc.. can't see many people swapping that for sitting on a cramped bus with the proles..gk141054 said:
If you acknowledge it would fix the problem, then it is a solution isn't it...?dirtybobby said:
It doesn't come down to what I think, it comes down to what is proven the world over. That putting in more road capacity - whether that's wider roads or clever traffic management - leads to more traffic. One third of the land area of Los Angeles is roads or car park, and its still hideously congested. Its been proven time and again in the UK that as new road capacity is added, more traffic comes along and fills it in. It isn't anything new either - its in research going back 50 years+. An example locally is the M6 - M6 Toll is built, it carries 40,000ish vehicles a day, the M6 through the West Mids is now back to pre-M6T levels of traffic...
Only a very small minority of the world's population have a car, and yet the mayhem caused by traffic is significant. It isn't technology that's the issue. Aside from the fact that in most urban areas there is not the space for any more roads, it isn't desirable either - economically, socially or environmentally. With public spending about to be slashed, neither will more road space be affordable.
Most of the optimising has already been done and any capacity it creates is filled up...
Don't start me on bluetooth phones. Any phones in cars handsfree or not is down right dangerous.
It certainly a lot to do with it, yep. The congestion charge has paid for a lot of extra bus services and there are more bus passengers. Its also true to say that London could not physically function without a high proportion of journeys being made on public transport or cycling.shoes said:
either i'm getting old, or everyone else is getting forgetful lol.. surely it wasn't that long ago that the university halls of residence were at brook and binyon court on highfields? anyway, i presume that's why the no. 9 is on the route that it is - all the uni students used to live in high rise flats out that way..The Stafford Beast said:
yeah, i've noticed similar build-ups, and general confusion.. i really can't understand the justification for putting these lights upgk141054 said:
As far as I was aware we are indeed already one of the highest record holders for the number of traffic lights per square mile in the country - unless that's a daft rumour that started several years ago?mickyboy said:
