Skift Take
It's a novel approach to simply deny reality, but it may be the best defense in London this summer if the organizers' and government's mistakes continue to pile up.
Motorists driving into London were stuck in a 12-mile tailback as the Games lanes came into force, but according to those in charge of the road network there was no “gridlock”.
While Transport for London insisted that roads were no busier than a normal rush hour, frustrated motorists crawled into the capital.
The Highways Agency also described traffic as “flowing”, which was not how it was seen by drivers who at one point were confronted by a nine-mile queue starting at the M4 Games Lane.
Elsewhere traffic inched its way into London on the A4, wi
