Congestion grows as traffic slows

PEOPLE driving daily into cities and towns to work might think traffic moves slowly, but it will get slower.

The average speed in Dublin urban areas will have dropped from their current 13k/ph to 8k/ph by 2015, if trends continue, according to the recent Transport 21 Plan unveiled by Transport Minister Noel Dempsey.

People would arrive faster if they cycled or walked. But, then, there are not enough cycle lanes and walking past fume-filled lines of cars is not nice. Public transport is not available for many people. So, they don’t have much choice but to fall back on the car.