The British cities where it is now faster to CYCLE than drive

QUOTE:
It's now faster to cycle than drive in some city centres as Britain’s roads become increasingly gridlocked, a report has found.

London and Edinburgh are the two most congested cities in the UK, with drivers clocking up average speeds of only 7mph during the final mile of their journeys, the global traffic audit has revealed.

It concluded that it has become ‘faster to ride a bike than drive or take the bus’ for millions of motorists in Britain.

It found that last year drivers in six UK cities – London, Edinburgh, Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield – crawled along at an average speed of 10mph or less in the last mile of their journey.

The average cyclist in cities travels at 9.6mph, according to traffic analysts Inrix, which conducted the study.

ENDS.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...cle-drive.html

On 17/02/2019 20:52, wrote:
QUOTE:
It's now faster to cycle than drive in some city centres as Britain’s roads become increasingly gridlocked, a report has found.

London and Edinburgh are the two most congested cities in the UK, with drivers clocking up average speeds of only 7mph during the final mile of their journeys, the global traffic audit has revealed.

It concluded that it has become ‘faster to ride a bike than drive or take the bus’ for millions of motorists in Britain.

It found that last year drivers in six UK cities – London, Edinburgh, Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield – crawled along at an average speed of 10mph or less in the last mile of their journey.

The average cyclist in cities travels at 9.6mph, according to traffic analysts Inrix, which conducted the study.

ENDS.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...cle-drive.html



Central London is pretty flat, so it's easy to cycle round. It's a bit
more aerobic when you get to say Highgate Hill, a few miles from the
centre.

On 17/02/2019 20:52, wrote:
QUOTE:
It's now faster to cycle than drive in some city centres as Britain’s roads become increasingly gridlocked, a report has found.

London and Edinburgh are the two most congested cities in the UK, with drivers clocking up average speeds of only 7mph during the final mile of their journeys, the global traffic audit has revealed.

It concluded that it has become ‘faster to ride a bike than drive or take the bus’ for millions of motorists in Britain.

It found that last year drivers in six UK cities – London, Edinburgh, Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield – crawled along at an average speed of 10mph or less in the last mile of their journey.

The average cyclist in cities travels at 9.6mph, according to traffic analysts Inrix, which conducted the study.

ENDS.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...cle-drive.html

I have corrected the thread title for you and for the Daily Mail. As
written. it was the usual nonsense.

I am confident that any competent driver in an ordinary car, behaving
completely lawfully, could easily beat you or any other cyclist (on a
bicycle) in a race - at any time of day or night - from one end of the
Liverpool Ring Road* to the other.


[* Approximately 11.3 miles, Millers Bridge / Balliol Road / Breeze
Hill / Queens Drive / Menlove Avenue / Hillfoot Road / Speke Hall Road,
northerly termination at Regent Road, southerly at junction with A561
Speke Boulevard. Almost all dual carriageway, almost all 40 mph limit.]

On Wed, 03 Apr 2019 15:51:41 GMT, JNugent wrote:

On 17/02/2019 20:52, wrote:
QUOTE:
It's now faster to cycle than drive in some city centres as
Britain’s roads become increasingly gridlocked, a report has found.

London and Edinburgh are the two most congested cities in the UK,
with drivers clocking up average speeds of only 7mph during the final
mile of their journeys, the global traffic audit has revealed.

It concluded that it has become ‘faster to ride a bike than drive
or take the bus’ for millions of motorists in Britain.

It found that last year drivers in six UK cities – London,
Edinburgh, Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield – crawled
along at an average speed of 10mph or less in the last mile of their
journey.

The average cyclist in cities travels at 9.6mph, according to traffic
analysts Inrix, which conducted the study.

ENDS.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...tish-cities-fa
ster-cycle-drive.html

I have corrected the thread title for you and for the Daily Mail. As
written. it was the usual nonsense.

I am confident that any competent driver in an ordinary car, behaving
completely lawfully, could easily beat you or any other cyclist (on a
bicycle) in a race - at any time of day or night - from one end of the
Liverpool Ring Road* to the other.


[* Approximately 11.3 miles, Millers Bridge / Balliol Road / Breeze
Hill / Queens Drive / Menlove Avenue / Hillfoot Road / Speke Hall
Road, northerly termination at Regent Road, southerly at junction with
A561 Speke Boulevard. Almost all dual carriageway, almost all 40 mph
limit.]

This appears to be some kind of race. But on dual carriageways. I can't
see it as representative of the madness that is the daily commute into a
city centre.

xpost added.



--
Bah, and indeed, Humbug.

On 03/04/2019 22:18, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote:
On Wed, 03 Apr 2019 15:51:41 GMT, JNugent wrote:

On 17/02/2019 20:52, wrote:
QUOTE:
It's now faster to cycle than drive in some city centres as
Britain’s roads become increasingly gridlocked, a report has found.

London and Edinburgh are the two most congested cities in the UK,
with drivers clocking up average speeds of only 7mph during the final
mile of their journeys, the global traffic audit has revealed.

It concluded that it has become ‘faster to ride a bike than drive
or take the bus’ for millions of motorists in Britain.

It found that last year drivers in six UK cities – London,
Edinburgh, Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield – crawled
along at an average speed of 10mph or less in the last mile of their
journey.

The average cyclist in cities travels at 9.6mph, according to traffic
analysts Inrix, which conducted the study.

ENDS.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...tish-cities-fa
ster-cycle-drive.html

I have corrected the thread title for you and for the Daily Mail. As
written. it was the usual nonsense.

I am confident that any competent driver in an ordinary car, behaving
completely lawfully, could easily beat you or any other cyclist (on a
bicycle) in a race - at any time of day or night - from one end of the
Liverpool Ring Road* to the other.


[* Approximately 11.3 miles, Millers Bridge / Balliol Road / Breeze
Hill / Queens Drive / Menlove Avenue / Hillfoot Road / Speke Hall
Road, northerly termination at Regent Road, southerly at junction with
A561 Speke Boulevard. Almost all dual carriageway, almost all 40 mph
limit.]

This appears to be some kind of race.

I bet you worked that out from the bit where I said "...any competent
driver in an ordinary car ... could easily beat you or any other cyclist
(on a bicycle) in a race...".

But on dual carriageways.

Quite normal.

I can't
see it as representative of the madness that is the daily commute into a
city centre.

You don't know anything about Liverpool and its dual-carriageway radial
routes, then?

Or about the fact that lots of peoples' commuting journeys take them
aong non-radial routes (and even along ring road motorways)?

xpost added.

Why?

JNugent wrote:
On 03/04/2019 22:18, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote:
On Wed, 03 Apr 2019 15:51:41 GMT, JNugent wrote:

On 17/02/2019 20:52, wrote:
QUOTE:
It's now faster to cycle than drive in some city centres as
Britainâ?Ts roads become increasingly gridlocked, a report has
found. London and Edinburgh are the two most congested cities in the
UK,
with drivers clocking up average speeds of only 7mph during the
final mile of their journeys, the global traffic audit has
revealed. It concluded that it has become â?~faster to ride a bike than
drive
or take the busâ?T for millions of motorists in Britain.

It found that last year drivers in six UK cities â?" London,
Edinburgh, Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield â?" crawled
along at an average speed of 10mph or less in the last mile of
their journey.

The average cyclist in cities travels at 9.6mph, according to
traffic analysts Inrix, which conducted the study.

ENDS.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...tish-cities-fa
ster-cycle-drive.html

I have corrected the thread title for you and for the Daily Mail. As
written. it was the usual nonsense.

I am confident that any competent driver in an ordinary car,
behaving completely lawfully, could easily beat you or any other
cyclist (on a bicycle) in a race - at any time of day or night -
from one end of the Liverpool Ring Road* to the other.


[* Approximately 11.3 miles, Millers Bridge / Balliol Road / Breeze
Hill / Queens Drive / Menlove Avenue / Hillfoot Road / Speke Hall
Road, northerly termination at Regent Road, southerly at junction
with A561 Speke Boulevard. Almost all dual carriageway, almost all
40 mph limit.]

This appears to be some kind of race.

I bet you worked that out from the bit where I said "...any competent
driver in an ordinary car ... could easily beat you or any other
cyclist (on a bicycle) in a race...".

But on dual carriageways.

Quite normal.

I can't
see it as representative of the madness that is the daily commute
into a city centre.

You don't know anything about Liverpool and its dual-carriageway
radial routes, then?

Or about the fact that lots of peoples' commuting journeys take them
aong non-radial routes (and even along ring road motorways)?

xpost added.

Why?

He has this thing about xposts.
Sad little man.

On Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 1:12:36 AM UTC+1, JNugent wrote:

You don't know anything about Liverpool and its dual-carriageway radial
routes, then?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCbfMkh940Q

On 17/02/2019 20:52, wrote:
QUOTE:
It's now faster to cycle than drive in some city centres as Britain’s roads become increasingly gridlocked, a report has found.

London and Edinburgh are the two most congested cities in the UK, with drivers clocking up average speeds of only 7mph during the final mile of their journeys, the global traffic audit has revealed.

It concluded that it has become ‘faster to ride a bike than drive or take the bus’ for millions of motorists in Britain.

It found that last year drivers in six UK cities – London, Edinburgh, Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield – crawled along at an average speed of 10mph or less in the last mile of their journey.

The average cyclist in cities travels at 9.6mph, according to traffic analysts Inrix, which conducted the study.

ENDS.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...cle-drive.html


Old news. Way behind the times.

In 1990's I used to work at the local college in Burton on Trent town
center. It was 4 miles from my house. Guy I worked with gave me a 1970 5
speed "racer", well it had dropped bars and suicide levers. (Raleigh Rapier)

Took me the same time by bike or Celica (only went as fast as the car in
front). The only decider was, "is it raining?".

And this was after they had opened the 2nd bridge.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Pet...ton_upon_Trent
Was even worse before that but I had a motorcycle so wouldn't know.