World's Biggest Congestion Pricing Experiment

18 February 2003 - 5:00am

The first day of the world's most massive congestion pricing experiment saw traffic decrease by 25% in central London.

"There was little sign of the anticipated traffic gridlock or major public transport problems during either the morning or evening rush hours, with roads surprisingly quiet... The worry now, said BBC transport correspondent Tom Symonds, is that driving conditions may become so attractive that more people are willing to pay the charge - thus clogging up the roads again."

Source: BBC News, February 17, 2003
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I am perfectly willing to risk the attacks of the traffic planners when I insist that the solution to coexistence of the human and automotive population does not lie in the taming and training of people, but in the taming of the motorcar.