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Old December 23rd 03, 11:56 AM posted to uk.transport,uk.rec.driving,uk.transport.london
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Conor wrote:

Given the that the increased road congestion in Friday and Sunday
evenings is caused by many people going and from to their country
cottages for the weekend, isn't it time that second homes attracted a
punative rate of council tax?

Just how congested are the roads on Friday and Sunday evenings?
UIVMM they're far from the busiest times!

I drive nights down the A1/M1. On a Friday it is way busier than any
other night.

Of course it is, but isn't that just because other nights are quiet? How
does it compare with daytime traffic levels?

Don't know, haven't done daytime driving for a few years now. The times
I'm talking about are from 7pm-9pm (ish) and it is suprising how much
of a difference in traffic levels there is on the northbound side.

Apart from a few roads in city centers, are any roads really congested
at night? And are any likely to become so in the next ten years?

The M6 northbound in Birmingham tends to be when they're doing night
roadworks.

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