What change do you want to make now to address the climate change crisis? Remove cycle lanes, get rid of speed bumps and build bigger roads to ensure cars keep moving, less time and fuel is wasted sitting in traffic and emissions drop by people getting to their destinations faster What do you need to make this change? Ministerial courage, financial investment
It has been proven not to work - induced demand is real and has been known since the 1950's. What would actually get cars moving is heavy and serious investment in cycling and public transport so that a large amount of modal shift from cars to public transport and active travel can take place, and so those that actually need to, can still drive - easily and with less people driving on the roads. Its not a coincidence that NL has the most satisfied drivers in the world.
Did the proposer actually read what this forum is set to discuss? Cars were a 20th century phenomenon, climate change is real and needs addressing NOW.
"building good motorways and road networks" are valid but different points to what this suggest. Speed bumps and speed controlling measures have been shown to reduce overall travel time for everyone on the road. Additionally, incentivising car travel and punishing cyclists will lead to more people travelling in cars, boosting emissions further. This would mean longer journeys, more car traffic, more emissions and unsafe roads for cyclists and pedestrians (and probably cars too)
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