| Topic: | Reply | |
| Posted by: | Michael Ixer | |
| Date/Time: | 11/12/24 16:49:00 |
Given that 46% of households don't own cars I'd question whether it's true that cars are the main means of transport for many in London. The age distribution of car ownership might suggest that you get people who probably make more journeys for work and social reasons are fewer users of cars, although this might be complicated by the fact some non car owners like me use a car club when public transport or walking isn't convenient. Of course it might depend whether one measures the number of journeys irrespective of length or whatever you're refering to journey miles by car compared with public transport, walking or cycling. It would be helpful if you could publish the reference to the statistics on which you base your assertion. https://content.tfl.gov.uk/technical-note-12-how-many-cars-are-there-in-london.pdf I must admit I once drove to most places, particularly when we had two company cars and mine came with private mileage paid plus a central London parking space! However, we noticed that around 15 or more years ago our car was sitting around unused for two or three weeks at a time, mainly because parking and traffic congestion had become a PITA, so we swapped it for Streetcar (now Zipcar). Ok, I know that doesn't work for all, particularly blue badge holders, young families, people working unsocial hours, etc - but there's too little road space for too many road users so something has to give. If we want more people walking and cycling then they need a fairer and safer share of road space and perhaps make room for those that really need to use a car? |