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Outside of London, the majority of people in the UK drive to work. Likewise, the majority of people commuting to (eg) Manhattan don't drive to work. When some
by matthewowen 8y ago
Outside of London, the majority of people in the UK drive to work.
Likewise, the majority of people commuting to (eg) Manhattan don't drive to work.
When someone in Houston says that they drive to work, the comparison isn't to someone working in Central London. It's to someone who lives who works in the outskirts of Birmingham.
I think the US is too car dependent. But from my experience, outside of London the UK is pretty terrible too.
- Brakenshire 8y agoYes, that’s true. Unfortunately in the UK there’s a lot of cross-subsidy taking revenues away from commuter and intercity train services, which are in demand, and giving it to rural services which people don’t use. Hence the commuter services are not able to grow enough to compete with cars.
- justincormack 8y agoRevenue isnt taken away from commuter services, they are basically unsubsidized.