Re: Research on the obvious

wafflycat wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7624739.stm


"People living on streets with a lot of traffic have 75% fewer friends than people in quieter areas according to research carried out in Bristol.
The University of the West of England (UWE) study claims people living on busy roads experience a "considerable deterioration of local social lives".
Researcher Joshua Hart investigated three streets with light, medium and heavy traffic.
UWE is recommending more investment in public transport, walking and cycling."

"Mr Hart, who carried out the study as part of an MSc in transport planning, said: "Many residents revealed that they experience sleep disturbances, no longer spend time in the front of their homes, and curtail the independence of their children in response to motor traffic.
"This study shows that the deterioration of neighbouring in this country may well be down to our own travel habits."

No *** sherlock!

Anyone remember the time that Screaming Lord Sutch stood for the Kensington and Chelsea seat (the by-election won by Alan Clarke)?

One of his lines of attack was that people in Kensington "weren't allowed to have friends" because of the pervasive waiting restrictions throughout the Royal Borough which meant that visitors couldn't even park near a friend's home during the evening, let alone during the daytime.
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