We'd rather queue than take the bus
*Don't know if traffic congestion is really bad in the USA, I can imagine that some areas it is, but in the UK its bad in the cities and our public transportation system is a mess. Below is what UK drivers think*
Forget the bus – we'd rather sit in a traffic jam, according to new research by the RAC.
Opposition to local road-charging schemes has also hardened, even though 61% of drivers believe that congestion will increase over the next five years.
The survey also found that:
•53% of drivers prefer to risk traffic jams than take public transport
•77% think more buses would tackle traffic growth
•41% consider congestion to be a serious problem in their local area
•61% think congestion will get worse over the next five years
•44% oppose any form of congestion charge for town centres and cities - even if the money is spent on improving local transport
•Support for congestion charging has fallen from 54% to 31% since 2001
•Just three out of ten drivers think it's likely that they'll use public transport for a journey they currently make by car over the next year
We'd rather queue than take the bus - Car and Car-Buying News - What Car?
Forget the bus – we'd rather sit in a traffic jam, according to new research by the RAC.
Opposition to local road-charging schemes has also hardened, even though 61% of drivers believe that congestion will increase over the next five years.
The survey also found that:
•53% of drivers prefer to risk traffic jams than take public transport
•77% think more buses would tackle traffic growth
•41% consider congestion to be a serious problem in their local area
•61% think congestion will get worse over the next five years
•44% oppose any form of congestion charge for town centres and cities - even if the money is spent on improving local transport
•Support for congestion charging has fallen from 54% to 31% since 2001
•Just three out of ten drivers think it's likely that they'll use public transport for a journey they currently make by car over the next year
We'd rather queue than take the bus - Car and Car-Buying News - What Car?
