Finally one I can Argue about
Right then.
A) People who say they will stop using there car when there is decent public transport (The cake and Eaters).
1) New roads are impossible in central London! even with CPO's you would be out laying billions on even the shortest run of demolition. Also, demolishing the buildings people go to so they can get to the buildings that have been demolished.....
2) LU is at the limit, and needs drastic improvement. BUT simply replacing the Northern line with a decent 4 tube system would be approaching £50 billion (or a year and a half Armed services or a few months NHS iirc) if we started today. Include the protracted planning and consultation period and the cost spiral. The really fun thing about this is the tubs are going to have to be replaced sooner or later.
3) More cars than a system can handle = traffic. Most people seem to seem to forget this. Traffic = slower buses. Yes buses are part of traffic too, but they are also much more efficient people movers than cars. Bus transport can't really get any quicker unless there are less cars, or more roads (see 1).
B) People who say the poorer are being taxed off the road. (Grade A Thick People)
Duh!
Of cause they are!
Capitalist society works by there being benefits to the acquisition of wealth.
The rich have more options on how to do something than the less well off, all the charge does is add an extra grade of affordability.
C) People who rant about Ken.
Rant about him all you want it is your democratic right to do so. He has done some idiotic things, and some unpopular things.
But can you honestly believe Boris would be better.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
