According to this view, these developments have reduced the need for travel by car, such that the 'love affair with the phone' has replaced the 'love affair with the car' for a proportion of the population, and that widespread use of cellphones and Skype meant there was less need for in-person visits.
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The theory is however disputed by the UK Department for Transport, which predicts that road traffic in the United Kingdom will grow by 50% over the coming 25 years and Professor Stephen Glaister (Director of the RAC Foundation) who suggest that traffic will start increasing again as the economy improves.
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