LONDON TRAFFIC SLOWER THAN IN 1909
6th March 1953, Page 30
6th March 1953
Page 30
Page 30, 6th March 1953
— LONDON TRAFFIC SLOWER THAN IN 1909
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IN 1905, buses averaged 11.03 m.p.h. I eastbound along Piccadilly, London. In 1949, a survey revealed that the average speed of the traffic from Hyde Park Corner to St. James' Street was 11.2 m.p.h., and from St. James' Street to Piccadilly Circus 6.2 m.p.h.
These figures are given in "The Case for a Revised Road Policy," a publication of the standing joint committee of the three motoring organizations, which draws attention to the effects of successive Governments' failure to provide adequate funds for road improvements.
Another comparison given is between a private brougham of 1909 and 1949 traffic southbound along' Park Lane. The horsed vehicle averaged 13.72 m.p.h. and the modern vehicles 11.1 m.p.h.
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