[theo_luddite]

In a slight change of subject - why do the conclusions of this study not surprise me?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/...ffic-study

So to all the numpty councillors out there who think they are tree huggers by snarling up traffic (backed by national government allowing them to do this) in an attempt to drive folk onto public transport - kindly give your heads a shake will you? Keep the traffic moving, pollution hardly happens. Same with all these stupid 24 hour 20mph limits around schools and elsewhere. Driving your car at higher revs in 2nd gear is going to burn more juice than at 30mph in 4th. The outcome of your crass stupidity - more pollution right outside the school gates. The schools are only open 09:00-15:30'ish Monday to Friday (back in 'normal' times mind) so why do we need them 7 days a week 24 hours a day? We've all got little Bodgit's screwing things up somewhere locally.

Traffic isn't quite back to 'normal' but the unnecessary traffic jams on the M6 in the J5-J8 section are making at least a weekly appearance now rather than daily. No that's not local councillors causing them - that's numpties that want to change lanes to leave the motorway at the last possible moment that cause those - or those that don't know how to change lanes unless they stop first.