[Gllug] [OT] Times Article on ABD was Fighting a virus

[Jason Clifford]

On Tue, 20 Feb 2007, John G Walker wrote:

> I am well aware of what bus lanes are. I meant, where did you get that
> bus lanes had suddenly appeared over the same weekend as the congestion
> charge was introduced? I didn't say that. The bus lanes on the Monday
> were exactly the same as on the previous Friday. The change was due to
> the congestion charge.

I didn't claim that bus lanes were introduced at the same time but rather 
that they are far more likely to be the cause of better traffic movement 
for buses.

My brother used to drive a bus in London and he was clear that the 
introduction of bus lanes was what enable them to run buses on time.

> Clearly bus lanes also make a difference. But a moment's thought will
> tell you that the introduction of bus lanes will also cause congestion
> in the other lanes (same amount of traffic in a smaller space). So the
> reduction of non-bus traffic by some means such as the congestion charge
> is necessary to make bus lanes a success,

Nonsense.

The fact that bus lanes are enforced/respected as such is what makes them 
a success. The generation of additional congestion elsewhere (as happens 
with the congestion zone) is a burden on all other drivers not bus 
drivers.

Jason
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