traffic in

london
EMILY AND YIFAN

CAUSES OF BAD Solutions:

TRAFFIC Widen roads
rapid population and economic growth Add bus lanes
Build tunnels
this generates a lot of
Optimise traffic-light management
pressure on the road space because
there are more people on the road
increasing construction activitiesUrban Traffic Management Control (UTMC) systems such as
SCOOT can be very effective in maximising road capacity by varying
the timing of traffic lights to match demand in real time.Use of
with increasing constuction activities, CCTV at junctions allows traffic managers to see breakdowns,
there might be road c collisions and other causes of congestion. Illegal parking, waiting,
losure with can lead loading/unloading obstructs traffic flow, reduces capacity at
to roads congesting because junctions, holds up buses, and increases danger to those walking or
there is insufficient road space. cycling. Blocking junctions, which is illegal where there’s a yellow
box, can cause gridlock across a wide area of the road network.