# Downs–Thomson paradox

> that the equilibrium speed of car traffic on a road network is determined by the average door-to-door speed of equivalent journeys taken by public transport or the next best alternative

**Wikidata**: [Q906109](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q906109)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downs–Thomson_paradox)  
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## References

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