"The five-day Tube strike from Sunday evening until Thursday left Londoners desperately seeking alternative travel to work as the majority of underground services were suspended. LAS data showed a 44% increase in bike collision incidents in London compared to data from last year, according to The Times. The ambulance service reported being extremely busy, while an increase in congestion on the roads due to strikes meant ambulances with blue lights were taking longer than usual to reach patients in need."
"The city saw a major increase in trips taken by bike during the walkout London cycling commissioner Will Norman reported around two million trips were taken by bike on Monday, the first day of the strikes, a major increase on the usual 1.4 million trips made by bike on regular weekdays. Between 7am and 11am on Monday, the total number of trips taken rose by 58 per cent compared to the previous week."
A five-day Tube strike suspended most Underground services and forced commuters to seek alternative travel. London Ambulance Service data showed a 44% rise in bike collision incidents compared with last year. The ambulance service was extremely busy and road congestion from the strikes caused blue-light ambulances to take longer than usual to reach patients. Cycling trips surged to around two million on the first strike day, up from a typical 1.4 million, with morning trips up 58% versus the previous week. Trip durations and distances increased, dockless e-bike use jumped 340%, and rule-breaking by some cyclists put pedestrians and riders at risk.
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