Trafficmaster/RAC Foundation congestion report - volume 1 - avoiding the commuter jams

Twenty per cent of company car drivers in the UK spend more than five hours every week sitting in congestion. This represents wasted time, fuel and resources. Employees would welcome more flexible working practices and encouragement of home working. This document is intended to help business and drivers understand the behaviour of the road network and provide information to enable change. An indexed measure of key average journey times across the UK and a summary of UK congestion hotspots are used to assess the changing impact of congestion. The worst congestion hotspot was junctions 6a-11 of the M1 followed by junctions 9-20 of the M25. The majority of commuting occurs between 7.30 and 8.30 am and between 4.30 and 6.30 pm. Regional differences in peak commuter hours are outlined. 'Smart' practical alternative routes are given for a variety of peak time journeys.

• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 16p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Networks; Peak periods; Roads; Route guidance; Telecommuting; Traffic congestion; Work trips
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks; Traffic relief
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 621: Journey to work; 612: Peak hour; 1053: Road network; 8771: Route guidance; 9127: Teleworking; 631: Traffic relief; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01076186
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Sep 18 2007 10:07AM