Could be worse, could be driving AROUND London, the dreaded M25
Fulham and Kings Road is terrible now, not helped by the Battersea Bridge Road traffic calming and restricted side streets. It’s consistently the longest and slowest part of my journey, to the point that if I’m heading towards the M4, I’ll just go down the A3 and cut across to join it further along
If they didn’t have all these bloody cycle lanes.
/s
If all the personal vehicles were taken out of the equation, would traffic still be bad in London? Like for taxis and such? And if then taxis too were taken out of the equation… would buses be much faster? Or is the solution to timely travel in the city really just that everyone needs to get on bikes?
Fewer personal vehicles would help
You’d walk it quicker
single occupancy motorists are the root of the probem here.
1 x 80kg man in a city with excellent delivery services, excellent transport, wakable, cycleable, temperate wheather does not need to drive a 1000kg 4 seater 3 miles to buy milk.
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Problem = too many cars. For example; the catchment area of my local school is tiny but that doesn’t stop the majority of parents transporting their precious cargo in massive tanks.
Manchester is getting there
Convince others on the road to walk, cycle or take bus/tube and you won’t face any traffic
It’s that easy
Good.
Good.
You’re not stuck in a traffic jam, you’re part of a traffic jam.
Reminds me of around Crystal Palace this morning.
If you’re journey takes 30 minutes to walk, just walk it.
No reason to drive 2.5 miles.
15 mins on a bike
Unfortunately had to leave London a year ago. Dad helped us move and it took us 2.5 hours to get from SE London to off the M25
Would a decent ride sharing scheme be the answer here or atleast help? (In a general sense in terms of congestion of London)
Many years ago I took a graduate job (2015ish) on the other side of London (technically out of london but should be london…so no tfl fare cap and reduced services), and the only way I could get to work and back in a reasonable time and cost was to drive my beater car across London before 7.30am.
I did feel guilty contributing to the problem, and would have happily spilt the fuel cost with anyone needing to be dropped off along my route. I think many others in such a situation would have also been ok if there was an official vetted and insured scheme but it’s a massive can of worms with insurance and the like. Had enrolled on blablacar but no other proper schemes.
(Definitely wouldn’t even consider such an option now…early career can be a bit desperate, where you cant afford the local rent but also can’t afford not to take opportunity)
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Could be worse, could be driving AROUND London, the dreaded M25
Fulham and Kings Road is terrible now, not helped by the Battersea Bridge Road traffic calming and restricted side streets. It’s consistently the longest and slowest part of my journey, to the point that if I’m heading towards the M4, I’ll just go down the A3 and cut across to join it further along
If they didn’t have all these bloody cycle lanes.
/s
If all the personal vehicles were taken out of the equation, would traffic still be bad in London? Like for taxis and such? And if then taxis too were taken out of the equation… would buses be much faster? Or is the solution to timely travel in the city really just that everyone needs to get on bikes?
Fewer personal vehicles would help
You’d walk it quicker
single occupancy motorists are the root of the probem here.
1 x 80kg man in a city with excellent delivery services, excellent transport, wakable, cycleable, temperate wheather does not need to drive a 1000kg 4 seater 3 miles to buy milk.
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Problem = too many cars. For example; the catchment area of my local school is tiny but that doesn’t stop the majority of parents transporting their precious cargo in massive tanks.
Manchester is getting there
Convince others on the road to walk, cycle or take bus/tube and you won’t face any traffic
It’s that easy
Good.
Good.
You’re not stuck in a traffic jam, you’re part of a traffic jam.
Reminds me of around Crystal Palace this morning.
If you’re journey takes 30 minutes to walk, just walk it.
No reason to drive 2.5 miles.
15 mins on a bike
Unfortunately had to leave London a year ago. Dad helped us move and it took us 2.5 hours to get from SE London to off the M25
Would a decent ride sharing scheme be the answer here or atleast help? (In a general sense in terms of congestion of London)
Many years ago I took a graduate job (2015ish) on the other side of London (technically out of london but should be london…so no tfl fare cap and reduced services), and the only way I could get to work and back in a reasonable time and cost was to drive my beater car across London before 7.30am.
I did feel guilty contributing to the problem, and would have happily spilt the fuel cost with anyone needing to be dropped off along my route. I think many others in such a situation would have also been ok if there was an official vetted and insured scheme but it’s a massive can of worms with insurance and the like. Had enrolled on blablacar but no other proper schemes.
(Definitely wouldn’t even consider such an option now…early career can be a bit desperate, where you cant afford the local rent but also can’t afford not to take opportunity)
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