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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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    Free bus passes for pensioners makes a lot of sense as pensioners usually have less time pressure. Buses can never beat cars for speed and only by making city centre parking very expensive can they compete on cost. The trouble with making city centre parking expensive is that it kills off the High Street.

    However before talking about hydrogen power buses with all the problems of containment of the hydrogen, we need to explore short range battery buses with frequent charging - say at every bus stop and on the up side of hills. With modern technology we should be able to bring in limited sections of overhead wires and automatic connection of the electrical pick up to achieve this.
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    Free bus passes for pensioners makes a lot of sense as pensioners usually have less time pressure. Buses can never beat cars for speed and only by making city centre parking very expensive can they compete on cost. The trouble with making city centre parking expensive is that it kills off the High Street.

    However before talking about hydrogen power buses with all the problems of containment of the hydrogen, we need to explore short range battery buses with frequent charging - say at every bus stop and on the up side of hills. With modern technology we should be able to bring in limited sections of overhead wires and automatic connection of the electrical pick up to achieve this.
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