Taking the bus and train

2:30

My journey takes at least an hour, sometimes more.

2:30

And Neil, you have to get a bus and a train. What's your journey like?

2:35

Well, it can be good, but sometimes there's traffic jams on the roads

2:43

and so the bus can take a long time.

2:46

But once I get onto the tube,

2:49

it's usually OK as I travel across London.

2:56

Ooh, Neil, can you explain what we mean by traffic jam?

3:00

Yeah, so a 'traffic jam' is when there are too many cars and buses on the road

3:08

and so the traffic can't move very quickly or can't move at all.

3:13

Oh, yeah, traffic jams are so rubbish.

3:16

Are there times of the day when there are more traffic jams?

3:20

Yes, so during rush hour.

3:22

'Rush hour' is when most people are going to work so the roads are busier.

3:28

And also, if it's the 'school run', school run time,

3:32

so lots of people on the roads, taking their kids to school,

3:36

then the bus journey takes a long time.

3:40

OK. So, that's in the morning and in the afternoons?

3:43

Yeah. That's right.