David Splett wrote:
"Annabel Smyth" wrote in message
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Be fair, there is noticeably less traffic on the roads during school
holidays.

Of course. I was merely attacking the suggestion that school journeys
are such a big cause of congestion, relative to work-related (and
other) journeys.

For example, I recently drove from Lewes to Eastbourne on a Saturday
morning, and was shocked at the congestion on the A27 at what I had
expected to be a relatively non-busy time. Ditto a recent journey
from King's Lynn to Cambridge on the A10 on a Sunday evening.

Saturday morning is people going shopping and away for the weekend. Sunday
evening is everyone going home and is one of the busiest times on the roads.