London Traffic in 1946 Oh How Things Have Changed.

[ambulancekidd]

Lane discipline, yer right, close your eye's & go for it.
Brilliant video.

 

[The Lord Squid]

If you like that ...

https://player.bfi.org.uk/search/free?q=Traffic

 

[chaser]

The first thing to cross my mind, how much would some of those cars be worth today.

 

[glenn2926]

The first thing to cross my mind, how much would some of those cars be worth today.

The first thing I noticed was how clean and tidy it looked. Didn’t the policeman even pick up a piece of litter?

 

[TUCANO]

Brilliant, many thanks

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[poppycamper]

And here's me thinking dash cams were a modern invention.

 

[Waveski]

I think that all the vehicules were made in England? How times have changed.

 

[dryad]

and no evidence i could see that we'd just gone through a world war with so much of london damaged............

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[poppycamper]

That at dryad is a VERY good point... obviously choose route carefully..

 

[68c]

1946, I expected to see more signs of the war that only finished a year or so before. Saw one gap in the buildings and a couple of guys in uniform. Thought some of the car mudguards would would still be painted white for the blackout. Certainly does not look like a country that had endured such an ordeal.

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[63720]

So in spite of La La London getting £100s per capita more than the real world in transport infrastructure journey times are still the same.

 

[Figaro]

How things have changed, no litter, no sign posts, no paint all over the roads, few cyclists and no scooters, no ulez nonsense
I wonder what citizens of 40's London would make of it today ?

 

[pelican]

No Mercs or BMWs

 

[Wee Bold Davy]

I think in those days there were more pedestrians killed than there is today. On the brighter side there were no 20 something year olds driving Audis'

 

[Brains]

It's changed a bit, but the route between Tower Bridge and Picadilly is still completely identifiable 65 years later.

You would be pushed to overtake a horse and cart with a double decker bus on Tower Bridge these days, the road is narrower now.
There are a lot more taxis in 1946 than there would be today, and I suspect more busses as well.
There would also be a lot more cyclists today, many times more.

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[emjaiuk]

It's changed a bit, but the route between Tower Bridge and Picadilly is still completely identifiable 65 years later.

You would be pushed to overtake a horse and cart with a double decker bus on Tower Bridge these days, the road is narrower now.
There are a lot more taxis in 1946 than there would be today, and I suspect more busses as well.
There would also be a lot more cyclists today, many times more.

I don't know about more taxis. When I drove up to town every day, what sticks in my mind are the days the taxi drivers were on strike. Absolute pleasure to drive around.

 

[ChrisL]

The first thing I noticed was how clean and tidy it looked. Didn’t the policeman even pick up a piece of litter?

No fast food establishments in those days i would think, is at least part of the reason.

 

[bobnick]

Love these old vids and watch a lot of em
Born 1949 facinates me how things have changed, and in some cases not.

 

[emjaiuk]

Bit later than ‘46, but completely different from today. Facebook post in local Surbiton group