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If your commute felt slower this
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morning, you're probably right. London
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has been officially ranked the world's
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slowest capital city for the second year
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running for traffic. According to the
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latest data, the average travel time for
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just a six mile journey in the city
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center has ballooned to over 37 minutes.
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Look at these figures. We're not just
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losing time, we're losing money as well.
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That's because the average London driver
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lost 156 hours to congestion in the last
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year alone. That's nearly a full week of
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your life spent staring at the bumper in
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front of you. And while the mayor's
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office points to the 20 mph speed limits
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as a safety necessity, critics are
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arguing that the capital's economy is
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being choked by a lack of movement. And
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with more low traffic neighborhoods and
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cycle lanes being implemented, the
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question is, are we prioritizing a
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greener city at the expense of a more
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functional one? Or is this simply the
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price we have to pay for living in a
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global mega hub? Head to cityam.com to
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see the full rankings. But before you
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do, is the 20 mph speed limit making us
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safer or just slower? Let us know your
