Blogprompt 6 & 7

In recent years it has been noted that transport contributes to 20% of total greenhouse emissions. The trends in travel demands have increased with more people preferring not to walk in favour of trains, planes, buses and mostly cars. Cars are now known to be trend setters. Recently commuters in Bedfordshire have been making headlines demanding more trains so that they can travel frequently.

The Government has been implementing transport policies. It has been noted that these policies are often targeted at short car journeys and with that vehicle efficiency has increased. With many car manufacturers going for hybrids and battery power, the question has always been about the disposal of the used battery units. These are heavy and far harder to dispose than normal car batteries.

Rural England has also been fast disappearing because of new roads, bypasses and new rail tracks being built. We then ask ourselves if it’s worth going to work by car, find time parking it, sit in traffic on the way back and to burn that extra fat drive to and from the gym. All we can do is walk to the bus stop; get a bus with less traffic get to work on time and save that gym membership money and costs towards running a car.

Maybe its time the government start making using the pay as you drive scheme.