In message <8hg2c411icj62jpbf3k64hflr07nb54c3h@
4ax.com> of Fri, 5 Sep
2008 16:35:12 in uk.transport.london, Colum Mylod
bigfoot.comREMOVE> writes>On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 12:39:14 +0100, Walter Briscoe
>
nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>>In message <20080904111246.GB31874@
bytemark.barnyard.co.uk> of Thu, 4
>>Sep 2008 12:12:46 in uk.transport.london, David Cantrell
>>
cantrell.org.uk> writes
[snip]
>The "air quality" case was a sop to keep the Greens in Ken's camp, as
>well as to spin the economic failure of the WEZ. The hardware can go:
I assumed it was an attempt to inflict something perceived as harmful by
Ken's natural opponents. The same applies to Chelsea tractors.
Thos 2 issues caused me to swing my vote. So far, I am pleasantly
surprised I am not yet regretting it.
>plate reading leads to plate cloning, and dodging the fixed cameras
Evidence?
>(or their failure rate) can be seen by how often the mobile vans are
>parked up right near the entry points.
>
>>I think road-metering needs to be supported. It would look at the
>>congestion formed mainly by buses and taxis - many empty - in the
>>central area. The latter could usefully be encouraged to go elsewhere.
>None of the current plans work as you hope. Taxis are expensive in
There is experimental work in Southwark (gantries in Tooley Street)
which may yet bear fruit.
>London partly due to high upfront costs, the payback is the free ride
>in the CZs and most bus lanes. None of the plans could fix the bus
>bunching or off peak empty state of some routes (for which shared
>taxis a la continent could be tried). See the road pricing as a form
I hope Ibus will lead to better bus control. I regularly travel in buses
where a PA comes on saying something like "This bus is being held for a
few minutes to regulate the service". I spoke to a driver and was told
they get instructions to wait from a controller and CAN then select the
PA.
>of fiscal gouging with a lash of green paint.
>
I am not yet as cynical as Colum. ;)
--
Walter Briscoe
