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09 Aug 2001
Commenting on the Government's traffic figures announced today, Tony
Bosworth, Transport Campaigner at Friends of the Earth commented:
"John Prescott pledged in 1997 that there would less traffic
on the road within five years. It now looks certain that there will
in fact be more. More traffic means more congestion, more pollution,more
accidents - and more broken promises".
"Building new roads is not the answer - it's like trying to
heal a huge wound with more and more plasters. If the Government is
serious about tackling traffic, it has to spend less on building roads
and more on giving drivers good quality alternatives to the car".
Contact details:
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