Coops46 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > DJKillaQueen, I understand your point but New > York, Paris, Tokyo... These are megacities > improving road conditions in precisely this way - > by restricting car usage and focusing on getting > as many people through junctions, not cars. > > When we used to look at junctions, we asked, "how > many cars can we get through here an hour", this > lead to abominations like Vauxhall gyratory, and > this isn't a liveable situation. Now, we are > beginning to ask, "how many people can we get > through here an hour". By changing this mindset, > you can vastly improve the road system for > EVERYONE. > > At points like Waterloo roundabout, people on > bicycles represent 25% of thoroughfare through the > junction, and on Blackfriars bridge, bicycles > outnumber cars in rush hour. And this is just with > a modal share of 2% commuting by bicycle. > > Taking space from the car to build segregated > cycle ways actually means reduced journey times > for the car! Everyone is a winner. > > And one last thought, on the talk of money. > Hackney council trialled closing through roads on > residential streets, and made them permanent as > the road now had CHILDREN PLAYING on it! This is > the ultimate praise for a safe street. It also > meant the road was quieter, people were happier, > and house values went up on the street. Win, Win, > Win. > > When the health benefits, time saved and reduction > in congestion and car crashes are taken into > account, a nation can like Denmark profits 13p for > every KM cycled, where as for every KM driven by > car, society makes a net LOSS of 8p. Have you ever worked on and completed any road systems in any city town or village. It would be interesting to see the practical result apart from the usual outpouring of statistics.