Cycle lanes increase vehicle congestion?

[I like Skol]

This isn't going to help the atmosphere out on the roads.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-59559863

 

[vickster]

I always thought cars, buses, vans, trucks caused congestion…without them, there wouldn’t be any

 

[I like Skol]

I don't think including buses in that list is fair, 1 bus should be able to take many dozens of cars off the road.

Maybe if some of those delayed drivers tried switching their journeys to modes of transport more suited to a crowded city they might not spend so much time stuck in jams?

 

[vickster]

If you’re going to blame bike lanes, might as well blame bus lanes. Buses can certainly cause congestion in central London, lots in a queue and certainly not full, and busy suburbs. Recently I’ve seen a couple cause havoc by messing up left hand turns…one got tangled up in a traffic light!

 

[PeteXXX]

And how many of the cars 'stuck in traffic' will have one person in them.
The majority, I would guess..

 

[ClichéGuevara]

Are full bike lanes described as 'congested', or part of the general measure for congestion?

 

[Ian H]

The BBC report doesn't say who Inrix are: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INRIX

 

[the snail]

'That is just 1% down on pre-coronavirus pandemic levels'

So congestion was actually reduced..

 

[ianrauk]

Its putting blame on something that isn't deserved. We all know the cause of congestion. Its cars.

 

[I like Skol]

Its cars

Is it? I would say it is the car drivers.

 

[ianrauk]

Is it? I would say it is the car drivers.

The sentiment is the same

 

[matticus]

The sentiment is the same

Quite.

(and the drivers wouldn't create much congestion without their cars, would they @I_Like_Skol? e.g. if they used bikes instead?)

 

[Cycleops]

Can never understand the reasoning of using a car in a city where there are good public transport links and other options.

 

[cyberknight]

traffic in london has always been slower than a bike, in cycling plus last month article stating the total length of cycle lanes is miniscule compared to the total road network so as usual an ill reseached click bait piece from someone with an agenda.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

'That is just 1% down on pre-coronavirus pandemic levels'

So congestion was actually reduced..

On top of which some (i.e. an unknown number but > 0) people will be using cars that might otherwise use trains and busses - because of the pandemic
Which - using impeccable logic (and no facts) means that there are more cars but still less congestion

Right - that's that sorted - which thread is next????