Re: Plans revealed for pay-as-you-go lanes on the hard shoulder to beat motorway jams

On 17 Jul, 18:13, "Brimstone" <brimstone520-n...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Squashme wrote:
> > On 17 Jul, 08:41, "Brimstone" <brimstone520-n...@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:
> >> Doug wrote:
> >>> Perpetual roadbuilding continues unabated to satisfy motorists'
> >>> insatiable wander lust.
>
> >>> "Motorists face pay-as-you-drive road tolls under plans to create
> >>> 'Lexus Lanes' across England.
>
> >>> They will pay around £5 a time to queue-jump motorway jams using
> >>> American-style pay lanes.
>
> >>> Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly yesterday set out plans for dozens of
> >>> motorway widening schemes that involve building an extra lane or
> >>> getting drivers to use the hard shoulder..."
>
> >> What a good idea, it'll help cut pollution. Unless Doug, you're in
> >> favour of the present high levels of pollution and don't want to do
> >> anything about reducing it?
>
> > Ummm. They could also privatise some of the pavement and charge
> > motorists to use it. Councils already use the pavement as a source of
> > cheap bike lanes.
>
> Disgusting, the council should be charging cyclists for using footpaths.

Oh yeeaaahhhh? I'm not paying for free-loading pedestrians. Unless
they wear very soft shoes.
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