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Miles of new cycle lanes built since the start of the pandemic have contributed to London becoming the world’s most congested city, a study has said.
Supporters claim the extra cycleways boost bike use and cut pollution – but they have provoked fierce opposition from drivers who say they create bottlenecks, with stationary traffic belching out fumes.
Now traffic information supplier Inrix has given weight to the critics’ claims by saying segregated spaces for cycling were one of the reasons drivers in the capital will lose an average of 148 hours stuck in jams across the whole of 2021.
Miles of new cycle lanes built since the start of the pandemic have contributed to London becoming the world’s most congested city, a study has said
Ministers controversially pledged £250million across the country for measures to encourage people to travel on bicycles and minimise public transport use at the height of the Covid crisis. Pictured: A cycle lane in Chelsea, London
