Road Use... the reasons for this blog

Driven to distraction?!?

Drivers, Road Use, Driving... and other methods of getting from A to B... a general discussion on where the presumptions of so-called 'experts' are muddle-headed and just plain wrong!

 

When can we travel?

With both parents having to work to make ends meet, how can getting children SAFELY to school, plus work committment be arranged so that no-one travels at rush hour periods. When can we travel?

Does anyone agree here... IT IS IMPOSSIBLE.

Those in power may 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?

The terrible images of the young boy travelling on a tram alone for the first time... and meeting a paedophile... on the news today from Germany bring home the dangers to all responsible parents.

 

Protest on 10 Downing Street Website

Did you sign?

And did you receive, and read, the e-mail reply?

It seems that the thin end of the wedge has already been 'gotten in'... in the bit where it says that some authorities are looking into road pricing. Local authorities are a law unto themselves... and what will the politicians say?

You can vote them out!

Then along will come another lot, just as bad as the previous bunch, if not worse! Whatever way you look at it... motorists lose.

The plain facts are that there is a finite amount of land within this island and we cannot build ALL over it... be the constructions housing, roads, or amenities.

[There is also a finite amount of water landing on the country... and if too much of it is wasted with leaks, and too much is required by OVERPOPULATION... then there is nothing to be done. Except a mass exodus plus more efficient maintenance!]

So extra people equals extra cars... and the closing of local amenities means the public has to travel further!

So road charging will not affect road usage - except to a very small degree. Staggered opening times for shops, offices, and schools... if considered in real detail... just won't work. How are people supposed to actually LIVE?

 

Road Tax

Taxing us as we drive is the governments ambition. A recent trial by the BBC of a few people and their road use for a month came up with the sum of £28 as being the least costly road use charge which they encountered.

I won't go into complicated details of how these charges will be applied... but it will cost the motorist dear! The rush hours will be the most expensive time of day and the busiest roads will be the most expensive routes.

If you wish to sign the petition to the prime minister then you have to the 20th February...

The link to the petition follows... http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/traveltax/
... there is no need to fill in your whole address, just house number and postcode will do.

Do it whilst there is still time... http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/traveltax/