Congestion Planning?
Discussion
We've seen the prolonged red phase, no right turn for no reason, buslanes artificially restricting thousands of cars in favour of the odd empty bus, and now this:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/ne...
Apparently to curtail those who leave at the A41 junction, cross the roundabout and rejoin to avoid a bit of traffic (great plan, works for me every time).
Anyhow, at least they had the good grace to concede that this caused a worse problem than the one it was trying to solve.
Hopefully they'll admit defeat on the M3/M25 experiment too so those heading west under the M25 don't get stuck unnecessarily.
But is this good news though? Is it some evidence that we're seeing the early stages of the long overdue Anti Congestion department? I'd like to think so -- on the one hand we have all this banging on about congestion and telling us it's our own fault for wanting to drive about and earn money by working. Then on the other hand we see what can only be described as the systematic vandalism of communications -- particularly in towns and cities -- by the fantasyland sandalists thinking that by causing congestion we'll somehow magic ourselves out of our cars.
Maybe people are beginning to see the light, and the PTB are starting to look into reversing these ludicrous congestion generation schemes that have been so effective at gridlocking GB PLC?
I do hope so!
SM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/ne...
Apparently to curtail those who leave at the A41 junction, cross the roundabout and rejoin to avoid a bit of traffic (great plan, works for me every time).
Anyhow, at least they had the good grace to concede that this caused a worse problem than the one it was trying to solve.
Hopefully they'll admit defeat on the M3/M25 experiment too so those heading west under the M25 don't get stuck unnecessarily.
But is this good news though? Is it some evidence that we're seeing the early stages of the long overdue Anti Congestion department? I'd like to think so -- on the one hand we have all this banging on about congestion and telling us it's our own fault for wanting to drive about and earn money by working. Then on the other hand we see what can only be described as the systematic vandalism of communications -- particularly in towns and cities -- by the fantasyland sandalists thinking that by causing congestion we'll somehow magic ourselves out of our cars.
Maybe people are beginning to see the light, and the PTB are starting to look into reversing these ludicrous congestion generation schemes that have been so effective at gridlocking GB PLC?
I do hope so!
SM
9 months instead of 6 weeks? Only removed at the instruction of the transport minister? Doesn't sound like anyone below the minister wanted to get rid of this "experiment".
And I love the idea that it actually improved traffic flow on the M25 and therefore the benefits outweighed the £262k cost. Could we have the same logic applied to speed limits please.
And I love the idea that it actually improved traffic flow on the M25 and therefore the benefits outweighed the £262k cost. Could we have the same logic applied to speed limits please.
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