Would you look at that, yet another example of the fact that “people have to drive” is a laughable oversimplification, because as it turns out, a ton of people **can** and **do** change their driving behavior if needed.
But god forbid we do anything that reduces space for cars when it doesn’t relate to roadworks. Then it’s always “people have to drive!”. But the second a highway has to close for works? Suddenly a ton of people change their behavior.
Funny how that works
I’m actually surprised.
So, what did the people do? Did we see a surge in public transport use, or in traffic on nearby roads?
Only 45 minutes of traffic jam on the highway.
And at least the same delay (or more) on a massive numbers of secondary and tertiary roads too. Which aren’t mentioned here.
In combination with Easter holiday. And short term exceptions at workplaces.
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Would you look at that, yet another example of the fact that “people have to drive” is a laughable oversimplification, because as it turns out, a ton of people **can** and **do** change their driving behavior if needed.
But god forbid we do anything that reduces space for cars when it doesn’t relate to roadworks. Then it’s always “people have to drive!”. But the second a highway has to close for works? Suddenly a ton of people change their behavior.
Funny how that works
I’m actually surprised.
So, what did the people do? Did we see a surge in public transport use, or in traffic on nearby roads?
Only 45 minutes of traffic jam on the highway.
And at least the same delay (or more) on a massive numbers of secondary and tertiary roads too. Which aren’t mentioned here.
In combination with Easter holiday. And short term exceptions at workplaces.