(17 Aug 2021, 3:48 pm)MurdnunoC wrote Transport for the North boss calls for debate on raising cost of driving
Obviously, as a car user, I should declare an interest in opposing such a measure, but I don't think the solution as to how you might encourage people to use public transport lies in pricing motorists off the road in an attempt to force them to switch. For me, the choice should remain with the user otherwise cars are destined to become the preserve of the rich and powerful. Obviously there is a ecological argument to be had against motor-vehicles powered by fossil fuels but what happens if (or when) the majority of motor-vehicles are powered by electricity or other means. Is it fair to penalise motorists if that ever becomes the case?
Thoughts?
I'm aware it appears I'm in the minority on this one, but the principle of something like road charging I think I could get behind. Obviously depending on the devil in the detail. If not road charging, then something. Car use is only going continue going one way unless somthing changes, leather seats and wifi alone aren't going to change peoples habits. So long as the stick of road charging is more than compensated for by the carrot of better public transport.