Delayed Responses

This report finds that excess traffic and congestion is likely to be the most significant contributor to delays in ambulance and fire engine response times in London.

Our report uses data from the time of Covid-19 lockdowns when congestion virtually vanished from London’s streets to investigate the impact of road traffic on emergency vehicles response times.

The key message from our research suggests that the most impactful improvement to emergency response times could be achieved through measures that reduce overall traffic and congestion, namely, getting more cars off the roads.