Save Our M'Ways! Campaign against THIS

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Mon 14 Nov 2005 18:41
Save Our M'Ways! Campaign against THIS - AndyTDi130
Hi All,

Just logged in via aol, my service provider. There for all to see on the home page is news of a new government plan to reduce emissions - they're going to crack down on enforcing the 70mph limit in a big way.

I understand the need to crack down on said emissions, however I'm pretty sure the difference in efficiency of most cars between 70 and 80-85 is not massive - not enough to justify the cost of such campaigns.

Also, has anyone seen the amount of C**p being emmited by trains, boats and planes recently?

Surely concentrating the efforts on these other more polluting means of transport would be a) more cost effective and 2) have a greater effect on reducing emissions?

I'm not trying to stir up a pollitical debate with this thread...just maybe some unity amongst those of us that do use the motorways all the time and sometimes do travel a bit over the 70mph limit.
I'd also like to mention that I'm in no way a 3-figures-up all the time driver either.

There's an opportunity to vote on AOL - if you'd like to add yours, go to: channels.aolsvc.co.uk/motor/article.adp?id=2005111...3
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Mon 14 Nov 2005 18:49
Save Our M'Ways! Campaign against THIS - Citroënian {P}
Can't see how this will help really - it's impossible to drive through our local town without hitting red onto red light - deliberatley phased lights that repeatedly stop you. All the stop/starting must produce far more CO2 than burning down the motorway at 75mph.

This is another distraction tactic - there'll be something far more sinister going on that is being "buried" under this news, in much the same way that fox hunting comes up repeatedly.

Regime change begins at home.
--Lee .. sorry, the card says Moops.
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Mon 14 Nov 2005 18:55
Save Our M'Ways! Campaign against THIS - Dynamic Dave
This is already being discussed here:-

www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=36335

Thread locked. Please continue discussion in the other thread already started.

DD.
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