The problem is also the is the increasing number of cars. 5 million more on the road now than in 2000.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/...nited-kingdom/
Every adult in a household now seems to need one. Front gardens have been paved over to make more parking space for several vehicles. . We seem to have forgotten how to use legs/ get on a bus ( and we're getting fatter for some reason).
Don't think it's an anti motorist country it's an anti anything that gets in my way country. Hence the frustration with speed limits /congestion.