Tom Anderson wrote:
On Tue, 3 Oct 2006, John B wrote:

Kev wrote:

I don't understand why it is greener to walk?

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5390418.stm

Do they stop running the tubes or buses if enough people decided to
walk. I can't see how this helps the environment.

Directly: the train/bus doesn't need to use energy to accelerate 80kg of
you every time it speeds up, nor to raise 80kg of you up any hills it
may climb.

And taxis wouldn't have to make the trip at all.

tom

Asides from that, too many people are too snobby to walk. If you
missed a Baker Street train take the Marylebone and walk for 4 minutes.
No 2 stations in London are far apart, and often its quicker to walk
street level than trek through the station to the interchange line, and
then back up all the escalators at the other end.