Cameron urges Brits to return to London after Olympic lull

British Prime Minister David Cameron urged Britons on Thursday to "come back into the capital" after they deserted central London over fears it would be swamped by Olympic tourists.

Londoners were advised to keep out of central London during the Games to ease pressure on the transport system, but with parts of the capital resembling a ghost town, the premier has declared the centre "open for business".

"People said also that London wouldn't cope, the traffic would grind to a halt, the capital city wouldn't manage, that hasn't been the case either. I think the authorities have done a good job," he told British broadcaster Sky News.

"Clearly there is a challenge now, though, to say to Londoners, to the British public who've helped us, as it were, defeat the threat of meltdown on the traffic system, to say to them now actually there is a case, London's working well," he added.

"It's open for business, come back into the capital, come and shop, come and eat in London's restaurants and let's make sure that all of London's economy benefits from it."

The capital's public transport authority said last month they were expecting 15 million journeys to be made on each of the busiest days of the Games compared with 12 million normally.

London commuters have suffered a few traffic disruptions over the last couple weeks, including delays as reserved road lanes came into force, but fears of mass traffic chaos have so far largely failed to materialise.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/cameron-urges-brits-return-london-olympic-lull-204353823--oly.html

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