This morning's commute and other commuting stories

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NickCJ in reply to @Oliver Schick

in principle it's a good thing to reduce approach lanes for motor traffic, as it reduces a junction's motor traffic capacity (and motor traffic volumes will adapt over time

I understand what you are saying here but does this principle still apply in Central London? The reason I ask is that it seems to me from personal observation that most of the ‘discretionary’ rush hour traffic (ie private cars) has long since shifted to tube, bus, bike etc, so the people who are still driving in must need their car or van for some reason (disability, carrying tools and equipment, estate agents that drive clients to viewing etc).

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aggi in reply to @NickCJ

At my firm only the bosses get car parking spaces (30 or so of them). They don't need to drive any more than the other employees but the majority of them do because they always have and they don't really get public transport. There are still plenty of people out there who drive for no reason other than they can.

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