> JNugent NPPTG.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
> saying:
>

>> Is there any real evidence that slightly longer cars and vans actually
>> do cause more congestion as compared with slightly shorter ones?

>
> The length of a car alone is not the only road space it takes up, even in
> stationary traffic.
>
> Many drivers sit too close, according to the IAM's dictat of "You should
> be able to see the tyres of the vehicle in front touching the road", so
> is a "bad driver" "better" than a "good driver" at combatting congestion?
>
> Even if all drivers followed that suggestion, the driver's eyeline
> relative to the front edge of the bonnet will easily make a difference of
> several feet.