In the latest episode the continuing saga of how the Universe is telling Boris Johnson that the only solution to congestion in London is reducing traffic volumes, the sheer amount of red on the map today indicates that something else has gone wrong with the traffic lights.
WC2N Trafalgar Square (Holborn) Signal Failure At the junction of Pall Mall East / A4 and Spring Gardens and Cockspur Street / A4 27-APR-09 All directions Traffic signals are not on computer control. 11:13 – Delays on southbound on the Strand, Whitehall northbound, Victoria Embankment southbound to Northumberland Avenue, and eastbound on Piccadilly to Haymarket.
Ouch. The BBC Travel News Twitter feed (check out the Routemaster) has been on this all morning.
Boris, many of these people are paying you money to sit in jams. Sort it.
However, the problems are being compounded by what are probably the latest Tamil protests, which are blocking the Aldwych, where the Indian embassy is. Again, like water mains, gas leaks and contractors drilling through cables, international power politics is a headache that can’t be solved by twiddling with traffic light phase times.
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