Coronavirus: Traffic levels 'now double the lockdown low'
Traffic has gradually increased since early April, as travel restrictions have eased and hundreds of thousands of people have returned to work.
Mr Cousens said:"The message to avoid public transport is certainly resonating as, week by week, more people have ventured out in their cars." "As shops re-open, while hairdressers and other up-close occupations prepare to return in early July, traffic could reach pre-lockdown levels by the end of July," Mr Cousens said.Mike Childs, head of science at Friends of the Earth, said:"Any decline in emissions during enforced lockdown will be for nought if levels ramp back up.
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