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It's debatable whether this will be a longer term trend, at least in and around large cities which have high numbers of public transport commuters. It wouldn't take much of an increase in car journeys from post pandemic levels to bring traffic congestion to the point where people won't want to drive if they have to spend 2-3 hours a day in the car.
It's debatable whether this will be a longer term trend, at least in and around large cities which have high numbers of public transport commuters. It wouldn't take much of an increase in car journeys from post pandemic levels to bring traffic congestion to the point where people won't want to drive if they have to spend 2-3 hours a day in the car.
That's fine that means the demand for cars goes back to pre-pandemic levels, and probably beyond as the growth in cars was a longterm trend before. The pain barrier will be raised as commuters avoid the train.
That's fine that means the demand for cars goes back to pre-pandemic levels, and probably beyond as the growth in cars was a longterm trend before. The pain barrier will be raised as commuters avoid the train.
But will the trend reverse? Difficult to say how the pushes and pulls will aggregate. There could be a major pull away from all forms of travel from increased home working, for example.
But will the trend reverse? Difficult to say how the pushes and pulls will aggregate. There could be a major pull away from all forms of travel from increased home working, for example.
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