The tube in London is significantly faster than driving in all but the most unusually low-traffic weekend days. What is terrible thigh are the buses. It is al

The tube in London is significantly faster than driving in all but the most unusually low-traffic weekend days. What is terrible thigh are the buses. It is almost like it is a regulation now that they cannot go faster then 12mph. And even if they could go faster than that, they stop literally every 100-200 meters so you are constantly stopping and starting. It is infuriatingly slow and plodding as a result, despite the fact that they have dedicated bus lanes here. I simply do not know why there are not more "express" bus routes in London that only stop at major places (e.g. perhaps linking tube stations that are on different lines, or going "across" London (c.f. tube lines that tend to head to the center). I think it is the result of a bit of a socialist ideal about everyone sharing the same journey as some sort of proletariat-unite fantasy where we all share the same bus: children on their way to school, workers on their way to the office, grannies going to visit their grandchildren, etc etc - no matter your status or walk of life you're all together sharing the same journey, all equal, all together etc. That is all very well and good, but different people are under different time pressures, so lowering the bus to handle the lowest common denominator of someone who just wants to get it to go 0.5 to 1km down the road ruins it for those that need to cover distance. So those that can pay to go places faster than those that don't