Rush Hour During the Covid-19 Pandemic
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The photograph on this page of Rush Hour During the Covid-19 Pandemic by David Dixon as part of the Geograph project.
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Rush Hour During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 6 Apr 2020
On the evening of 23 March, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced in a television broadcast that measures to mitigate the coronavirus outbreak were to be tightened further, with wide-ranging restrictions made on freedom of movement, enforceable in law. The closure of many workplaces and the instruction to “work at home where possible” together with a reduction in public transport services, led to a dramatic fall in commuter numbers. This photo was taken on Ainsworth Road (B6292) at about 4.30 pm on a Monday afternoon. Normally, at this time, Ainsworth Road would be very busy with traffic often queuing from the traffic lights at the junction with Bolton Road/Water Street (A665). Today, it is almost deserted.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.564996
Longitude
-2.333784