(1)
(a)
Road congestion
Road congestion will increase or waste driving and waiting time
and will fray nerves.
(b)
Road congestion will restrict or make it difficult for emergency
vehicles to perform their duties efficiently.
(c)
Motorised vehicles cause pollution.
(d)
Congestion will frustrate pedestrians and motorists who will then
take unnecessary risks causing problems in road safety.
(e)
Congestion is aggravated by partial use of lanes in roads for
(f)
(g)
(h)
construction work.
Over the past 10 years the number of motor vehicles registered in
Hong Kong has trebled. It is now over 200, 000 and has been
growing at 14 per cent annually.
In Hong Kong, private cars are normally used for journeys to and
from work and school, that is to say at times of the day when the
roads are congested.
The bus and tram companies in Hong Kong estimate that they lose
up to 25 per cent of their possible capacity as a result of road
congestion.
(i)
Increased congestion conflicts with the desire of Londoners to move
(j)
about freely and to enjoy reasonably quiet surroundings.
In many places in London there is conflict between the reasonable
desire for a good living environment and the pollution and danger
associated with road vehicles.
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