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Peter, I am not and have never been anti-car. I am a pro-active travel man. Do you see the difference? I will give you my own two examples. Having once been a member of The Institute of Advanced Motorists please will you accept that I actually enjoy driving when I am driving.I was the first person in the London Borough of Ealing to be a member of the first car club car available in Ealing (which was Whizz Car, a forerunner of City Car Club and Enterprise Car Club). I wanted to drive a car when a car was a real necessity for me so I pushed bloody hard to make that happen, by collaborating with the then Conservative Council and Whizz Car! As a result of my efforts a car club car was introduced to Ealing circa 2012. What was really funny is that Whizz Car landing their first car almost next to my house, which meant that for two years I was the only person to drive it! I would get into the car and the radio would be set to the last station I listened to, the rear mirror and wing mirrors were perfectly set up for me and the seat position was perfect! Using this car I never paid for parking, never forked out for a MOT or splashed out on Vehicle Emissions Duty yet I had this car available 24/7. You should have seen my reaction when I had to alter the wing mirrors! - I can remember the moment even now!  In the same way that I am not a member of LCC, I am not anti-car. I do hope this explanation clears things up for you and, now you know this, you will never again accuse me of being anti-car.https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/10-things-the-uk-government-needs-to-do-to-make-car-free-living-a-mainstream-choice-for-families/ar-AA1svDmY?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=SMTS&cvid=d7d961ee018349f4b8c446f8b42eabd8&ei=44

Ben Owen ● 210d

Dear Paul, Thank you for contacting us about traffic counts undertaken in the Northfields area, for which the attached data sheets are provided. Please note there may be multiple traffic counts on each road, in which case a separate file is provided for each location. Data is collected via automatic traffic counts (ATCs) which are typically two rubber tubes placed slightly apart from one another across the road. These surveys provide data on traffic flow, traffic direction, speeds, and modal share across a 7-day period at a specific location. Please bear in mind data quality can be compromised owing to slow moving traffic, road surface quality or parked vehicles. Specifically, vehicle classification data from these counts on local residential roads with many parked cars and a non-pristine road surface may be subject to inaccuracies. A variety of speed metrics, alongside other considerations such as collision data and suitability of the road layout are used to determine whether an intervention or other measures are appropriate on a section of road. The information gathered provides raw data and analysis which the council’s transport planning team can then use for the long-term planning of road management systems. The data is essential for transport projects and programmes as well as for developing the borough’s transport strategy. However, it is important to note it is just part of the evidence base the council looks at when bringing forward potential traffic schemes. Kind Regards, Transport Planning team

Paul James ● 222d