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22 Jan 2003
The Government must take more ambitious action
to encourage car drivers out of their cars, Friends of the Earth said
today, following the release of a study by the RAC showing an increase
in “car dependence”.
The RAC Report on Motoring 2003 [1] surveyed 1,000 drivers during last
October. The sample included a boosted total of 250 company car drivers.
Friends of the Earth Transport Campaigner Tony Bosworth said:
“It is no surprise that so many people feel dependent on their
cars given the Government’s failure to bring this country’s
public transport into the 21st Century.
If the Government is serious about tackling road congestion – and
it is difficult to see how it can continue to evade this issue –
then it must look at more persuasive ways of getting people out of their
cars. But it must also provide safe, affordable and reliable alternatives.
People will not want to get out of their cars until this is in place.”
[1] RAC Report on Motoring 2003 - "Making the most of Britain's
roads" and "Driving on Company Business" published by
the RAC on Wednesday 22nd January 2003. Contact the pressoffice@rac.co.uk
for more information
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