The UK has imposed a lot of anti-motoring including a moratorium on new road building. 'Petrol in the UK currently costs an average of 76.2p for a litre of unleaded, with duty making up about three-quarters of the price.'
The net effect is what? A massive increase in car use: 'the number of licensed vehicles increased by 63 per cent between 1980 and 2003, from 19.2 to 31.2 million'
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Paris is choked with smog and car traffic in the summer, even though it has a great, if sometimes overburdened mass transit system and very high sales taxes on petrol.
As James pointed out, the fact that Britain would collapse without the use of the extensive road system is why, in my opinion, an alternative, non-carbon based, combustion fuel is a vital key to maintaining civilization and avoiding the destruction of the planet.
Regards, Mike B)
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