Hands up if you’re a season ticket holder, pay and display regular or a full blown committed commuter….well congratulations, you’re part of a 10 million strong team who take to the roads, rails and cycle lanes every day to make it in to the office.
However, with the Olympic clock relentlessly counting down the minutes until London becomes the focal point for most of the world, it’s time to re-evaluate the way we travel.
The Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Norman Baker sat down with the MSN news team to discuss what the Olympic Games are doing to tackle the expected influx of Londoners.
“If everybody seeks to travel the way they always travel every day, the system won’t cope. You can’t suddenly bring in hundreds of thousands of new people to travel in by train and expect the system to cope so the answer is they have to look at working differently,” Norman Baker said.
You can watch the full video interview with Norman Baker here: http://news.uk.msn.com/olympics-threaten-transport-meltdown-warns-minister



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