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JNugent · November 5th 03, 08:17 PM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.transport

wrote:

Clive wrote:

iantheengineer writes:

Are we getting there...do I need to draw a picture for you.

So it's O.K. for you to travel, but not others, or are you going
to lead by example and stay within walking distance of your home
all of your life?

It's completely obvious that's not what he means. It's true that
people use their cars too much.

What does "too much" mean?

And who gets to decide what constitutes "too much"?

Me? Or you?

If it's you, why not me?

It's ridiculous that people think
it's ok to commute 50 or 100 or whatever miles to work each day in a
car with only one person in it.

Why (apart from that being your opinion, I mean)?

Obviously people have to get to
places some distance away from their home but there's no need for
them to be so ridiculously far away just so some rich **** can live
in a quiet little village.

I don't suppose anyone else knows what you mean by that either.

(and what a lovely turn of phrase you have)

It's also true that a new road doesn't just relieve congestion.

So if the M1 were closed, there would be no increase in congestion?

You can't have that one both ways, can you?

If you
build a new motorway the cars don't just magically appear on it, they
have to go over other roads to get there.

And *avoid* the ones they would have used in the absence of the new route...
had you forgotten that bit?