Comments on: Awful traffic: Reading residents give their views

By: Matt Brady

Matt Brady — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:35:14 +0000

Roberto: I don’t know.

Can anyone answer this one?

By: Roberto a very upset Italian

Roberto a very upset Italian — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:50:17 +0000

I would dearly love to know something
Having asked a police officer if Boxing day was considered a bank holiday and having asked the local police station which confirmed that parking was the same as a Sunday, why was I given a parking ticket on Boxing day when I parked for five minutes on a single yellow line ??????/
Your answer please is awaited urgently
Roberto

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Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:26:57 +0000

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By: vamos

vamos — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:59:03 +0000

Quite simply England’s investment in public transport infrastructure stopped at some time in the past – I think the reason it stopped is very clear – i.e. lobbying from very powerful groups such as car and oil forced us onto the route we are now traveling. Its almost like a drug the car – its warm, snug and most importantly under our full control. We decide when to leave home – when to drive back – no schedules set in stone. But now the genie is out of the bottle getting people off this substance is very difficult – it doesn’t help that public transport ends up MORE expensive to use than a car.
Trams/monorails/light railway schemes could improve the situation, but in Reading, for example, its a major headache to build such a scheme. The quite frankly appalling bus operators won’t like anyone muscling in on their very nice monopoly – and the civil engineering challenge of building in the system means it’ll never happen. Mark my words – the Junction 11 scheme in Reading will lose the lightrail part at some point..

The powers that be in this country have had 10 years to do something and have shown that for some reason they don’t want to change the status quo.. funny that.