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British Jam

In the morning a businessman brought a basket with bread, a bread knife and a can of fruit jam. He drove his car up to the highway and paused. He made his sandwiches and slowly enjoyed them before he drove to his office. You can also enjoy such "leisure" if you live in England. This is because British people in average spend an hour in traffic jam on the way of going to office. The RAC Foundation said that a transport crisis was looming if the new government buried its head in the sand and failed to develop and fund a national transport strategy. It also warned that the cost of congestion to British business could double from the current £15 billion to £30 billion in the next decade. The transport crisis has been an old story for the UK. The UK has started the plan of national highway network since 1946. There have been several plans raised during almost 60 years. Most of them not only had little effect, but also the problem has become more and more serious along the time. Wh...