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Car Journeys Up In 2023 With Bus And Bicycle Journeys Down, Reports U.K. Department For Transport (www.forbes.com)
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[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 18 points 5 months ago

“Therefore,” concluded the report, “cars continue to be the main contributor to changes in overall motor vehicle traffic.”

When you think about it for a second, the worst traffic congestion you'll find are in places where only cars and trucks are allowed to be: highways.

Yes, you get traffic congestion in cities, too, but hours long congestion only happens in places where cyclists aren't.

If a [insert ridiculous number] lane highway at [insert any speed] still results in bumper to bumper traffic, perhaps really should be blaming cars for being the least efficient, traffic-inducing, time-wasting form of transportation available.

[-] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

This won't apply to everywhere, but near me (in the UK), the council removed some of our bus lanes and cycle lanes last year, to appease some angry car babies, and possibly Rishi "We're a nation of car drivers" Sunak.

It's now difficult to safely cycle to the city centre.

At commuter times, the bus can now take 45 minutes for a 40 minute on-foot journey. Used to be 10 - 15.

The buses also get stuck in traffic at various earlier points in their route, so may be 10 - 30 minutes late or cancelled. This was already a problem, because the bus company is appalling, but it's got worse since some of the bus lanes are gone. Very little chance of using this to get to work on time, or to get to the train station if you're working out of town.

I'm not surprised bus and cycle usage is down. I walk instead, but I imagine many others can't afford the extra hour of travel time every day and are now driving again.
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