19th February 2007, 01:58 PM
Posted by Muddy:
However, road pricing is a good idea. In Britain we all use our cars far too much and without thought for the consequences. As a result, our cities are gridlocked and polluted and we are constantly pumping more greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. Personally, I would quite like my son to grow up in a world that is still habitable. Road pricing is just one possible means of making us think about the real cost of our behaviour and maybe changing it.
After all, when it comes to organisations, we have operated on the 'polluter pays' principle for quite a long time now - that is why, amongst other things, developers pay for archaeological work. Why shouldn't that principle apply to the population at large?
Personally, I normally commute by either train or bike (9 or 12 miles, depending on whether I use the nice long route or the horrid dangerous one). A few years ago, the travel time by car would have been about the same as for cycling. Now, however, congestion has reached the point where I can cycle in less than half of the time it takes to drive.
I also visited the No. 10 petitions website, and signed up to all of the petitions (several) in favour of road pricing.
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished
Quote:quote:In essence all vechiles would be required to have a receiver fitted which would log all miles traveled... Your account would then be debited accordingly..Well, that is one idea that has been mooted, but I don't think the government has actually signed up to that particular method.
However, road pricing is a good idea. In Britain we all use our cars far too much and without thought for the consequences. As a result, our cities are gridlocked and polluted and we are constantly pumping more greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. Personally, I would quite like my son to grow up in a world that is still habitable. Road pricing is just one possible means of making us think about the real cost of our behaviour and maybe changing it.
After all, when it comes to organisations, we have operated on the 'polluter pays' principle for quite a long time now - that is why, amongst other things, developers pay for archaeological work. Why shouldn't that principle apply to the population at large?
Personally, I normally commute by either train or bike (9 or 12 miles, depending on whether I use the nice long route or the horrid dangerous one). A few years ago, the travel time by car would have been about the same as for cycling. Now, however, congestion has reached the point where I can cycle in less than half of the time it takes to drive.
I also visited the No. 10 petitions website, and signed up to all of the petitions (several) in favour of road pricing.
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished