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Free bus travel for all to help slash UK transport sector pollution?

Lisa Miles
Environmental campaigners have suggested that bus use should be made free to all to encourage less car use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

How realistic is that though? With many areas of the country with no (or very sporadic) bus service how can you really expect everyone to stop using their own personal transport options?
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    My wife grew up in North Hertfordshire with transport links that make Lisa's current situation look wonderful. The problem in rural areas is that the cost of maintaining the transport links is way in excess of the usage they will have, even if they are free, purely because not everyone needs the transport at the same time.. This also ignores the Beeching cuts to the railway 50 years ago which forced the local communities to turn to the car. It can be reversed and if we are to wean people away from cars it must be started soon and gradually built up, as it is not something that can be put in place overnight.

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    My wife grew up in North Hertfordshire with transport links that make Lisa's current situation look wonderful. The problem in rural areas is that the cost of maintaining the transport links is way in excess of the usage they will have, even if they are free, purely because not everyone needs the transport at the same time.. This also ignores the Beeching cuts to the railway 50 years ago which forced the local communities to turn to the car. It can be reversed and if we are to wean people away from cars it must be started soon and gradually built up, as it is not something that can be put in place overnight.

    Alasdair
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