On 01/05/2018 23:43, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
dennis@home wrote:
Do you really believe public transport produces less pollution than cars?
Buses and trains and taxis run nearly empty most of the time.

Perhaps they do where you live. I've never been on a 'near empty' bus or
train. And tend to avoid them in rush hour.

The average occupancy of a London bus in 2011/2012 was 19.3, or about
25% of the capacity of a new Routemaster. Nationally, the average
occupancy was 11.1.


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Colin Bignell

On 02/05/2018 18:28, Nightjar wrote:
On 01/05/2018 23:43, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Â*Â*Â* dennis@home wrote:
Do you really believe public transport produces less pollution than
cars?
Buses and trains and taxis run nearly empty most of the time.

Perhaps they do where you live. I've never been on a 'near empty' bus or
train. And tend to avoid them in rush hour.

The average occupancy of a London bus in 2011/2012 was 19.3, or about
25% of the capacity of a new Routemaster. Nationally, the average
occupancy was 11.1.



That includes rush hour so its a lot less most of the time.