Quote Originally Posted by lph View Post
...In fact, within the inner city travelling by bike is faster here. Not to mention more flexible as you can use walkways and paths if you need to, and a lot less stressful...
It's the same in most cities I think. They did a fun test on Top Gear last year (a car show about cars for car people), getting across London in different ways. The cyclist won, then taking a boat down the river, then public transit. The car was by far the slowest way of getting across town. They've done similar "tests" before where the guy running even gets across town before the guy driving. Hence more people in London are now cycling, and the latest policy change is to allow cyclists to cut through one-way streets the wrong way rather than have to go all the way around on busy roads.