Re: Road traffic falls

"Squashme" <squashme@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:0326c168-275e-4ff6-940b-8de42b3bf022@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 6 Feb, 14:02, "Brimstone" <brimstone520-n...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Squashme wrote:
> "The 34 million vehicles on Britain's roads travelled 3.1 billion
> fewer miles last year, the equivalent of 125,000 around-the-world
> trips or 33 times the distance between the Earth and the Sun. It was
> the biggest decrease on record."

It won't last long. When people get back to work the mileage will increase
again.

But perhaps they will have become hooked on cycling, or walking, or
buses, or trains. 'spect you are right.

Especially as cycling and walking are such attractive options in the current weather (from a comfort point of view)

.

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