London transport_Traffic Problem

Victor Galbraith, 1959

The better way is to stagger your working hours

Another approach to reducing peak traffic urged passengers to stagger their working hours. Galbraith's poster communicate this message simply, using an eye-catching and bold design.

Aldo Cosomati, 1927

Total number of passengers per hour. 

Passing through Trafalgar Square by Bus, shown in red. Passing through the Charing Cross Underground stations, shown in blue. Here you see one reason why there is a Traffic Problem.

The pulse of London life

This poster presents the fluctuating numbers of passengers each day on London's Underground and buses. Times and causes of peak traffic are highlighted, encouraging passengers to reassess their journey.

Edward McKnight Kauffer, 1931

Shop between 10 and 4

Posters promoting shopping outside the rush hours not only reduced pressure during peak times, but also boosted off-peak travel sales for leisure activities. This powerful design is by one of London Transport's most prestigious designers.

William Kerridge Haselden, 1920

There are 20 hours of underground service--early boring trains. Trains at various slack hours during the day. And the last trains at night are spacious, unvexatious, accommodatious...But no!---Everyone perversely likes to travel at the same moment!

Traffic

As commuter numbers increased throughout the 1920s, so did overcrowding during peak travel times. This poster reminds passengers to travel at off-peak times where possible.

Actually, people just know that they caught by traffic jams, but they are not realise that the important reason which leads to traffic jam is they perversely likes to travel at the same moment!!