Should we all go electric now

As someone who travels through London on a daily basis, I honestly believe that there needs to be a major re-think on the London bus. There are just so many of them and the majority of the time they have no more 1/2 a dozen passengers aboard a bus that can carry something like 80 odd passengers... I've seen up to 10 busses in a line travelling like this. But although these buses may well run on water or whatever else they claim makes them non pollutant, because they cannot move because of the size, no other traffic can move and it will be these vehicles that are polluting the atmosphere rather than the buses. The bike has definitely taken over from the bus, but they still keep chucking these tax payer subsidised public transport monsters out onto the road, not only that they are constantly advertising for drivers... Buses need to be made smaller to something like the shopper- hopper type or just banned... By and large I don't have any issues with normal coaches and it is very rarely they cause issues... But the London red bus, I think the days are numbered before there is a mass culling of them...

Originally Posted by Barney

“But the London red bus, I think the days are numbered before there is a mass culling of them...”

So basically pedestrianise the centre of London  

Now that's got my vote. Londoners don't need a car any more because you can't get anywhere, and if you did get to your destination, there's no where to park!

Everyone starts walking or riding a bike. People get fitter, NHS saves a fortune in diabetes treatment, Council stops digging the road up, air quality gets better and Londoners finally start smiling 

If you want to leave London, get on the train or Johns Coach