On 18 Feb 2007 12:40:41 -0800, "Paul Weaver"
wrote:

On Feb 18, 10:34 am, "Andrew" wrote:
Really it's a DEcongestion zone, freeing up the city for walking,
faster buses, and just better breathing all round.

Not really, take look at Oxford Circus to see what happens when buses
are set free.

Buses are not set free in London - thankfully. If you think it is bad
now just try doubling or trebling the number of buses in Central London
which is what the feeding frenzy of deregulation would let lose.

Bus drivers in London are a menace to cyclists, often
overtaking with inches to spare, then pulling in and slamming the
brakes on. They are loud and stink. Taxi's aren't much better when it
comes to running you off the road. Private cars on the whole are fine,
the trouble makers are typically the ones in unregistered, unlicensed,
untaxed, uninsured cars that the cameras will no doubt help.

If you want to free the city up for walking and cycling, get rid of
buses.

and how would people make all the journeys they currently make if all
the buses were got rid of? I don't see how London would function
without its bus system.
--
Paul C


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