| Topic: | Re:Re:Dodgy stats | |
| Posted by: | Justin Stephenson | |
| Date/Time: | 02/05/22 21:40:00 |
| Tom: that was an interesting paper which freely highlights the limitations of the methodology (always a good sign in an academic paper). The problem is that Chiswick has a number of major routes running through it - A4, A316 running east west, North Circular running north/south and the key pinch points of Hogarth and Chiswick roundabouts. Then there are other high volume more local routes such as CHR. Based on the paper the very existence of those routes automatically delivers high pollution readings for most of Chiswick - at least anything within 300m of those routes. Obviously a move to EVs will dramatically lower pollution (and with the added benefit it is a lot less noisy) but even that will not be enough to save us from scaremongering web sites telling us to "demand action" to reduce pollution - what action would that be? Closing the A4, A316, North Circular to all traffic and making them cycle lanes - that would reduce pollution but would be economic madness. Whilst most of us can use our cars a bit less even if everyone cut out 20% of their journeys the web site you mentioned at the start of this thread would still be complaining about high pollution levels and calling on us to "demand action" |