The Government has received a stark reminder that it needs to improve public transport if it is to achieve its target of cutting CO2 emissions from cars.
According to a recent Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) survey, more than 50% of motorists would like to reduce their car use but said there are no practical alternatives available.
Here! Here! But the other half of the respondents admitted that when they get ready to go out, they usually don’t think about how they are going to travel, they just get in the car and go.
Changing this attitude that car use can continue without questioning the need for each journey, is a major challenge for the Government.
Most people want to do something but sometimes don’t know how. So hopefully this report will help the Government reach people and empower them to make changes in their lives today that will make a big difference tomorrow. Yeah right!
The report identified 12 "headline behaviour goals", including the use of more efficient vehicles and encouraging people to use their cars less.
However, when met with figures such as 55% of people saying it would be hard to reduce their car use - a figure that rises to 66% in rural areas - DEFRA faces a challenge.
Bring on a decent pubic transport system. Have I not mentioned this before?
FemaleFirst - Jackie Violet