| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Welcome to B🚦R🚦E🚦N🚦T🚦F🚦O🚦R🚦D | |
| Posted by: | Raymond Havelock | |
| Date/Time: | 20/12/23 11:48:00 |
| But it's the created congestion of recent times that is the problem. The M4 /A4 and A406 and the A208 have always been bad and actually far worse 30 years ago. Much was done ( ironically and initially by Ken Livingstone's administration ) to get things moving. In particular the Bus Plus scheme which made several local and dreadful bus routes a really viable alternative. Now most bus journey times particularly on the 65 and 267 are now up to three times longer than the Bus Plus improved journey times. Problem is all the congestion and pinch points and slowing of traffic on major roads has been created affects public transport badly. And seeing emergency vehicles, Ambulances in particular, daily stuck in traffic and unable to use direct routes that have been cut off is utterly reprehensible. As is the prohibiting of crews and front line mangers to raise complaints. Such is the tentacles of politics and public service careers being above all else. |