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September filled with congestion and the 'back to school' rush hour.
For parents around Britain, September usually means one thing… back to school time. This may be greatly awaited for some parents as they are able to drop the children off to school and go hit the gym, however it’s not so peachy for commuters sitting in the ‘back to school’ traffic.
September is also an ‘official sign’ that it’s the end of summer... One thing that does return however is the dreaded school queues and a very busy time of year for our British roads causing great amounts of congestion.
The 9am rush is normally one of the main things that fear most road users around the start of the school term. Figures from results have shown that school runs have been blamed for causing more than triple the number of traffic incidents from 384 on an average Monday morning in August to 1330 in September.
Do you find yourself queuing on the way to work in the morning? Results also show that the volume of queuing traffic during the morning rush hour has multiplied over four times. In 2010 results have shown that during our ‘back to school’ rush, on a Monday morning at 8.41am 1460 miles of traffic was created across the UK, congestion had hit its peak.
Unfortunately it’s very clear that there will be more drivers on the road during Monday morning’s rush hour as it’s our commuting time whether it is to commute to work by car or train, or dropping the children off to school.
In September last year we produced 1785 miles of queuing traffic in one morning, three times what the average Tuesday morning in August sees.
Here at BWOC we are heavily involved with the Co2 Reduction Pledge ‘Forest Carbon’ and as a responsible supplier of fuel into the UK, we understand the impact of CO2 on the environment.
For more information on the Co2 Reduction Pledge, or if you would like to find out how you can save money on fuel (which can be wasted as a result of traffic jams) please visit BWOC today to find out about our Fuel Card services or Bulk Fuel Supply.
Author: Emma Keast
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