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Posted by: Richard Carter
Date/Time: 06/02/26 12:38:00

Quite a few comments here so I’ll try to keep my answers brief.

I don’t really get Martine’s post that “Traffic does have to choose a different route if Hammersmith Bridge is closed” because she misses out the essential point that it’s not a fixed level and can choose not to go at all.

Ivonne brings up the fact that we don’t know for sure where cars are coming from/going to, but that isn’t really a significant issue as far as I can see. And I do not agree that the partial closure of the bridge has had an enormous effect: where’s the evidence for that other than in people’s minds?

Michael also picks this up, and in saying that Putney Bridge traffic northbound is flowing freely leaves out the point that that is now; feeing choke points earlier will inevitably cause a similar effect elsewhere: it’s an illusion to suppose that freeing one point cures everything because the network as a whole isn’t able to carry the volume of traffic that wants to use it. As he concludes, “there's too many cars for the available road space.” Amen to that!

And Peter Higgins’ comment that anyone who crosses those bridges will tell you that “these [bridge] crossings are more congested than they were before Hammersmith Bridge closed as well as the surrounding areas" is dubious: relying on anecdotes is not evidence.

Finally, Philippa accurately sums up the situation: "If you build it:  they will come” is the equivalent of loosening the belt to cure obesity.

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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Hammersmith Bridge - A Fundamental Point25/01/26 22:49:00 Miles Thompson
   Re:Hammersmith Bridge - A Fundamental Point26/01/26 08:45:00 Barbara Stevens
      Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge - A Fundamental Point27/01/26 13:45:00 Philippa Bond
         Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge - A Fundamental Point27/01/26 13:51:00 Barbara Stevens
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge - A Fundamental Point28/01/26 13:46:00 Miles Thompson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge - A Fundamental Point29/01/26 11:06:00 Philippa Bond
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hammersmith Bridge - A Fundamental Point04/02/26 10:06:00 Peter Higgins
   Reply04/02/26 14:01:00 Richard Carter
      Re:Reply04/02/26 14:25:00 Barbara Stevens
      Re:Reply04/02/26 14:28:00 Barbara Stevens
         Re:Re:Reply04/02/26 18:03:00 Steven Rose
            Reply04/02/26 19:08:00 Richard Carter
               Re:Reply04/02/26 19:23:00 Barbara Stevens
                  Reply05/02/26 08:06:00 Richard Carter
            Reply04/02/26 19:10:00 Michael Ixer
               Re:Reply04/02/26 19:25:00 Barbara Stevens
                  Re:Re:Reply04/02/26 20:17:00 Steven Rose
                     Reply05/02/26 11:09:00 Richard Carter
                        Reply05/02/26 11:22:00 Martine Guy
                           Re:Reply05/02/26 15:09:00 Ivonne Holliday
                              Reply05/02/26 15:52:00 Michael Ixer
                                 Re:Reply05/02/26 16:37:00 David Ainsworth
                                    Re:Re:Reply05/02/26 16:58:00 Peter Higgins
                                       Re:Re:Re:Reply05/02/26 19:57:00 Philippa Bond
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply05/02/26 20:31:00 Barbara Stevens
                                          Reply06/02/26 12:38:00 Richard Carter
                                             Reply06/02/26 13:03:00 Martine Guy
                                                Re:Reply06/02/26 14:29:00 Barbara Stevens
                                                Reply06/02/26 19:32:00 Richard Carter
                                                   Reply06/02/26 19:47:00 Martine Guy
                                                      Re:Reply06/02/26 19:54:00 Barbara Stevens
                                                   Re:Reply06/02/26 20:17:00 Steven Rose
                                             Re:Reply06/02/26 20:10:00 Ivonne Holliday

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