Road Use... does government policy add up?

Do you think government policy on road usage adds up? [For clarification... I am referring to the position in the UK.]

I tend to think not! If we forget for today the way they advocate using public transport, bicycles, and walking [let's think about those uses another day]... let us just think about our usage of cars.

How many GOOD ideas have they [the powers that be, and the experts] come up with? I would say very few. Can you think of any? Perhaps we could say that car sharing, and special lanes for those who do, might possibly work... where there is room for such a facility. Thoughts please!

On the other hand, the closing of local facilities in many spheres is totally detrimental to their crusade.

Regionalisation, and worse, of government departments... think of your 'local' tax office... you know where that is situated now, yes... or probably NOT. Where-ever it might be, you could lay odds on it not being local and convenient to you. The same goes for other 'government' offices.

Then we come to the 'local' hospital, how long can we expect to have a LOCAL hospital if we don't live in a large metropolis? Not only do we face longer journeys as patients, but also visiting our loved ones is scheduled to be a nightmare. Public transport is impossible in this instance and totally out of the question... for an early appointment you would need to set out the previous day!

The fact that regional trusts have been set up has divided all the protesters into 'small' numbers... what a wonderful way to use "divided we fall" to get done, what THEY want done.

So necessary journeys are increased whether we like it or not... and in most cases, it is NOT.

Those in power may also grumble about the school run, but as 'choice?' is increased and children have to travel long distances to school it may not be practicable to walk them there [and in inclement weather it definitely isn't]... with the increasing number of paedophiles let out into the community, or at least the increased perception of that danger... can anyone blame parents for wanting to see their child safely into the school gates?