Dr Zoidberg wrote:
>> Dr Zoidberg wrote:
>>> "Brimstone"
yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:9IqdnYjO9LmAmijVnZ2dnUVZ8vOdnZ2d@bt.com...>>>> Doug wrote:
>>>>> It just gets better and better. They are cutting out leisure
>>>>> travel, aka wasteful hypermobility, and saving lives.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Highways in the US are at their safest since the 1960s as the
>>>>> rocketing price of petrol puts a strain on America's love affair
>>>>> with fast cars.
>>>>
>>>> OT in uk.transport
>>>
>>> Not really , as there is the same effect felt over here.
>>> Roads *are* quieter and traffic does go slower on the motorway ,
>>> though the two combine to give similar overall journey times
>>
>> Yes, it does go slower. It was that slow it took me 5 hours to do
>> what usually takes me 2.5 hours last Friday afternoon. Traffic jams
>> everywhere.
>
> Erm , that was the friday before a long bank holiday weekend , hence
> the roads would be busier than normal.
Sorry, my bad, I meant the Friday before. I stayed at home over the B/H to
avoid the traffic.
>> So, excuse me if I don't believe this "less congestion" stories.
>> Never seems to be happening when I'm on the roads.
>>
> It does for me.
> My journey to work now takes slightly less than it did before and I
> can drive 10mph slower on the motorway to do this , saving fuel as
> well as time
Schools aren't back yet. My journey is taking less time, and has since
mid-july. I fully expect it to be total crap again next week though. For
some reason, it was bad this morning too.
Mike P
