tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568852931152106119.post5532218289849280166..comments2024-03-17T18:53:05.139-07:00Comments on CycaLogical: Sun Fuel Duty Campaigncrossriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896858165635612158noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568852931152106119.post-15190361031475719132011-02-13T11:18:11.123-08:002011-02-13T11:18:11.123-08:00Still no-one has convinced me why motorists should...Still no-one has convinced me why motorists should not pay all their costs through the pump price for fuel. Use less fuel, pay less for fuel, insurance, road building, congestion, wars in oil rich countries, etc.<br /><br />The cry goes up "what about people in rural areas?", but what about local shops and pubs etc that have closed because people drive everywhere? There should be perhaps be transitional help for those who really can't avoid driving, until local amenities and shared services revivify.<br /><br />This would make it much easier to compare the cost of motoring with other modes, and it would make public transport more affordable. It would encourage car sharing. Car ownership should fall as the marginal cost of motoring falls relative to the fixed costs. People will use taxis / hire cars more. It would promote integrated transport.cardinal_1962https://www.blogger.com/profile/12293096929326480715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568852931152106119.post-68006642655137676192011-01-27T00:58:18.317-08:002011-01-27T00:58:18.317-08:00I've said in various places that I still don&#...I've said in various places that I still don't see people driving as though fuel were expensive. They're still making short trips by car, still speeding, still pointlessly accelerating to reach stationary traffic or red lights.John the Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048680743149584464noreply@blogger.com