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Where virtue signalling and grievances take precedent over homelessness, refuse collections and other vital council services |
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Well done Glasgow ..
About bloody time.
Let’s hope plenty more Follow. About time us lazy arses got off our backsides and onto bikes / buses etc to make journeys that cars simply should not be doing inside a city (with exceptions for the infirm or disabled). As a town centre dweller , it will mean I can breathe clean air rather than have to suck up all the diesel particulate and nasties all these static cars spew out. Will also create jobs / re- green living spaces. I use my car to commute or travel out of the city where I live and there is no alternative . For trips inside the city - walk / bus / cycle or Uber/taxi . Just don’t need cars. Not against car use as such, just unnecessary car use where perfectly viable public transport exists. Time to get over the age of the car taking over the country... I love cars too.. but cars overwhelmingly everywhere needs to be kerbed for the sake of our kids health.... |
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On that subject, if you are going to lecture others about their car use, I suggest you first get rid of the SUV and replace it with a much smaller, lighter, less polluting car. |
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01-19-2020, 05:38 AM | #29 |
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Regarding vital council services the previous Labour council oversaw decades of sheer stupidity with regard to public transport with the inevitable result that the city is jammed with cars and public transport is a disgrace. This in contrast to most German cities which are largely free of cars and public transport is the preferred, and more comfortable, choice. The present council at least appear to be rethinking.
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01-19-2020, 06:58 AM | #30 | |
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When I used to commute into a city, I used the park and ride for the last part .. bloody excellent. Not everywhere has a good setup admittedly... council should be making the alternatives cost effective, pleasant to use and easier and safe . Gotta be a carrot and stick , not just stick ... the great thing with the park and ride was the 20 mins each way wasn’t wasted.. emails partly done before I got to work , finish off loose ends on the journey home. |
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Glasgow being equal to Cologne in hours lost to congestion as an example...
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So you're still polluting then, oh won't someone think of the children! Why not an EV? As you seem quite het up about it all, or no car at all.
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So the city you sight as being largely free of traffic has a bigger issue than Glasgow.....
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on friday the trip computer on my car(Glasgow, 335d) read miles completed 64 time taken 2hr 42 minutes! Only silver lining was mpg of 35. I shudder when I think about biking in rainy cold windy glasgow or waiting for a (non existent/infrequent) bus risk of muggings etc. Unclean air is less of a direct hazard for me thank you! |
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01-19-2020, 09:04 AM | #37 | |
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I got rid of the diseasel as step 1. EV is not pollution free and if you have on street parking, not an option. Where do you think electricity come from ? I simply don’t use car whenever there is an alternative available... most of the queues on the roads within towns and cities are because people are simply too lazy or feel that public transport is beneath them for their short journeys to work or the school run. You need to think of this a bit more than a binary drive vs not drive argument . |
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