Lorry routes and bans policy contribution

Policy contribution

Contribution to objectives and alleviation of key problems

Objective	Windsor	London	Tokyo

	= Weakest possible positive contribution,		= strongest possible positive contribution
	= Weakest possible negative contribution		= strongest possible negative contribution

= No contribution

Contribution to alleviation of key problems

Problem	Windsor	London	Tokyo
Congestion-related delay
Congestion-related unreliability
Community severance
Visual intrusion
Lack of amenity
Global warming
Local air pollution
Noise
Reduction of green space
Damage to environmentally sensitive sites
Poor accessibility for those without a car and those with mobility impairments
Disproportionate disadvantaging of particular social or geographic groups
Number, severity and risk of accidents
Suppression of the potential for economic activity in the area

Appropriate contexts

There are no such areas where lorry routes and bans and exclusively inappropriate, but are most suitable for areas where there is congestion relating to high Lorry Activity. They may be introduced to improve safety, cut congestion, and reduce pollution in the local environment. Hence, such areas are likely to be highly dense industrial areas.

Appropriate area-types
Area type	Suitability
City centre
Dense inner suburb
Medium density outer suburb
Less dense outer suburb
District centre
Corridor
Small town
Tourist town

Adverse Side-effects

As Lorries re-route, journey times are likely to rise for such vehicles. As a result, total pollution from Lorries is likely to rise, particularly in surrounding areas not affected by the restrictions. As a result, accident rates are also likely to rise in these areas as the volume of traffic is increased.

Operating costs of haulage companies will inevitably rise, which may be passed on to the consumer, who will experience higher prices as a result.