VR6Lee 1 Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 About time for this report. It needs to happen NOW and I wish these environmental hippie groups would shut the £uck up . New road capacity is needed to avoid 1,000 miles of major routes becoming gridlocked, a report has warned. Roads most at risk from severe congestion include the M25 and routes around Birmingham and Liverpool, the RAC Foundation study said. The report says more roads are needed with or without national road pricing. Campaign group Friends of the Earth has described the recommendations as 'insane' and called for a reduction in the number of new roads being built. Building 372 new 'lane miles' would 'yield substantial benefit,' said the RAC report. Road pricing without road building will just drive poorer people off the roads, the report added. By 2041, car ownership will be 44% higher and car traffic will increase by 37%, it said. The government has 'some tough choices to make' to avoid severe congestion by 2041, the report added. It said national road pricing would help to get the most efficient use out of the system but it was not a substitute for investment in new roads. RAC Foundation chairman David Holmes, said the report was an 'authoritative' contribution to the government debate on transport policy and investment. 'Our children and grandchildren will not accept poorer standards of service from transport than we have today'. 'This report shows how we can meet the needs of people for mobility and access, while also protecting the environment.' The report has been criticised by the environmental group Friends of the Earth which says the suggestions 'fly in the face of what's needed to combat global warming.' It warns the continued emphasis on a car culture will make it more difficult to deal with other problems such as the nation's obesity crisis and any future oil supply issues. BBC LINK http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7116597.stm Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Lee 1 Posted December 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 mmmmm *-) think I'm going to have a debate with myself Thinking about this in depth :-# (NO PORN)To help both sides of this argument we should start by banning school runs (£50 fine anyone caught anywhere dropping children off in 1/2mile radius of a school)this will not only stop traffic building up in the mornings but help the obsitey in kids to lose weight and get these mums with big arses to get in to shape! Link to post Share on other sites
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