On 11 Dec 2009, at 13:42, Brian on Harnser wrote: > Adrian Stott wrote on 11/12/2009 : >> Yes. Using most current bus services is hugely less convenient than >> using a car. That's one reason why people tend to drive. As I've >> mentioned previously, the bus is an obsolete model of transit. I'm >> fairly sure the self-driving taxi will replace it before too long. >> That would provide a service that would be both better and cheaper >> than that of the private car, so I would expect people to shift to it >> very quickly. > > But how would that help congestion, if we are in a taxi or a private > car there are still as many cars moving and when we reach our > destination the taxi is then travelling with only the driver in it > causing more congestion.
In fact there would be a huge number of taxis causing congestion on the roads, running empty to collect their next fare. Whether it has a driver or not does nothing for the traffic volume. The Germans provided the right incentive, encouraging us to live "in" the tube stations. Beeky
