http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Perceptions of congestion en Sun, 31 May 2026 19:34:26 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16833#post-229945 Tue, 06 Sep 2016 19:01:03 +0000 wee folding bike 229945@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A new member of staff was complaining about how long it took him to drive in this morning. I pointed out his mistake. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16833#post-229944 Tue, 06 Sep 2016 18:43:09 +0000 Baldcyclist 229944@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Congestion only really happens in 6 or 7 places in the country on a regular basis.</p> <p>I spent some time in Arbroath last month, and was astounded that the 15 mile journey to Montrose could be undertaken in about 18 minutes without much effort, and no flouting of any laws. I suspect most of Scotland is like this.</p> <p>Part of the reason it's so hard to get people on bikes in other parts of the country, although again I was surprised at the number of bare headed normally clothed people riding bikes around the town. Even got Mrs Baldcyclist to get on her bike twice in a week (good cycle path along coast into town). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16833#post-229932 Tue, 06 Sep 2016 17:18:19 +0000 chdot 229932@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well I think some people consider "congestion" to be any time they are not moving or not moving at the speed they want.</p> <p>So 'if only there was no traffic calming, traffic lights (etc.) they'd be no problems'.</p> <p>Conveniently ignoring cities with grid systems, junctions etc.</p> <p>There's also the whole 'accelerate to the next lights/lump of traffic' syndrome. Generally trying to keep a reasonably steady speed would mean the "perceptions of congestion" - and stress levels - would be reduced. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16833#post-229930 Tue, 06 Sep 2016 17:08:28 +0000 Stickman 229930@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Prompted by some comments on <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16830">this thread</a>:</p> <p>Is there any research on how people judge congestion? Is it all relative to where they do most of their driving?</p> <p>My hypothesis:</p> <p>- Most people assume that where they drive has a congestion problem<br /> - All comparisons are made against this reference point</p> <p>Therefore *every* local newspaper will be full of complaints about congestion, from Stornoway to Los Angeles, therefore drivers will *always* demand something must be done. </p> <p>Discuss. </p>