Traffic!

Traffic jam in Cairo!

What are the causes of this traffic jam?

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxODO5fuOao

Traffic in Sao Paulo

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19660765

• Read the article of Fabiana’s daily commute to work in Sao Paulo

• What are the causes and consequences of traffic congestion that are mentioned in the article.

WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF TRAFFIC ON THE ROADS?

WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF TRAFFIC ON

THE ROADS?

Starter

• Write down:– 3 causes and 3 consequences of traffic congestion

that you can remember from yesterday…

• Read the IBM “Commuter Pain Survey”. List the consequences of traffic congestion that they mention.

• Can you think of any additional consequences that have not been mentioned.

You should all have…

• Highlighted the important points from the text.

By now you should have…

• Written down the different consequences of traffic congestion that the article metions.

According to the 2010 Urban Mobility Report from the Texas Transportation Institute:

• Congestion costs continue to rise: they have risen from $24 billion in 1982 to $115 billion in 2009.

• The total amount of wasted fuel in 2009 topped 3.9 billion gallons – equal to 130 days of flow in the Alaska Pipeline.

• Cost to the average commuter: $808 in 2009, compared to an inflation-adjusted $351 in 1982.

• Yearly peak delay for the average commuter was 34 hours in 2009, up from 14 hours in 1982.

Homework - essay

• Traffic jams are now a major problem in most cities, however, people are not giving up their cars. Discuss the reasons for these two situations and the possible consequences if they are not resolved.

Starter – pairs

• Write down 3 possible solutions to the issues of traffic that we have seen.

• Watch the video and make notes of at least 2 causes and 2 consequences of traffic congestion that Bill Ford identifies.

• What are the solutions that he presents?

ScenariosIn the video Bill Ford ask questions about what will happen to transport in the future:

1. In pairs come up with a scenario explaining what you think will happen as a result of each of these questions…

“What happens if the number of cars on the road

doubles?”

“What happens to the transportation

system if the number of cars reaches 2-4

billion?”

“If we make changes today, what will tomorrow look

like?”