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On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 4:34 PM, Andy Gale <andy at mentalist.co.uk> wrote:
> One day of bribery with breakfast won't make people stop driving to
> work. Better public transport will. That is where the money should be
> going.

That's interesting. Did you see the thing about Manchester getting the
green light to be the first city outside London to have a congestion
charging scheme?

Manchester, unlike Bristol:

* is (largely) flat, making cycling easier
* has an extensive rail and tram network
* has genuine competition in bus services, with services actually
affordable (50p for a single journey)

Despite all that, people still drive; it's a hard habit to break.

Tim