P727 CJEFAX 727 Mon 20 Oct 21:11/51 |B220120B|b26Scenj5|j14BBBC|l43000|s—92÷ b÷e|p SCENE T 12.08) 2u SEPTEMBER - 4 DECEMBER F s 12.32 - 12.57 ( 1.00) 27 September - 6 DECEMBE SPRT ge ##################################### ##################################### . 23, 24 MAD ABOUT MOTORS 30, 31 Oct A documentary ab out the motor car and the powerful fascination it holds for many people - including the "need" to steal them. ######################################## ################################## 24 O MAD ABOUT MOTORS ############### ######################################## ################### M different ways it grabs young people, g irls as well as W the appeal and what problems has the car brought ##################P727 CJEFAX 727 Mon 20 Oct 21:22/24 |B220220B|a16Scenj5|i14BBBC|l4337F|s—92÷ b÷e|p################################### ##################### BACKGROUNDINFOR ZATJON' ATO stirring sight", murmured Toad. "The oetry of motion, the real way to travel! Here today - in next week V illages skipped, towns and cities jumped ! O bliss! O poop OT of Toad Hall on first seeing a car). T he car began thjr than a means of transport, but for centuries people had dreamed of invjntin g mechanical transport. In the tury Bacon wrote of inv nting "chariots with inc edibl sp ed, id o f any an mal". Fo censure th a te t m ans of t had n th hot . The potential f the m to car fo n w ed was soon reali jd. "You are a od among m n ... in ing a th whe l, willing th to |cP727 CJJFA( 727 Mon 20 Oct 21:02/04 |B220320B|b16Scenj5|j14BBBC|l436F5|s—92÷ b÷e|p faster, faster, faster". T of the motor accompanied the growth of the cinema and both served ry well. The car gave films exciting ch ares and movement, o car design a new opul nce and vanity. The car as a I if they could change fashions quickly ough they could persuade people to "uy a new car every year and so a xt rat were djsignjd to pander to people's fancy - exotic tail xample, an d heaps of chrome. To own the lastest m odel became e present day some of the extravagance h as del of car still says a lot about the rsonality and outlook of the owner. ** In Britain today 60% of household s own a car, with 15% owing than one. There are nearly 17 milli|cP727 CJJFAX 727 Mon 20 Oct 21:03/14 |B220420B|b16Scenj5|i14BBBC|l43A6C|s—92÷ b÷e|pom cars on the road and by hj year 2000 this figure is expected to rise to 25 million, an -1- creak of almost a third. C ft : It's lack of money to compete in this m arkjt that often The boy, or sometimes girl, who's too y oung to ford to learn, who sees vjryone around them behind the wheel of a car and who r eceivjs the same messages about and desirability of driving can find the temptation too much. E g like 20,000 cars are stolen for joyrid ing, and the to 18. For several years a new angle on deliberately tempt the police into sj, sometimes with fatal results either for themselves or innocent . Sma ll cars, like minis, which were take|cP727 CEEFAX 727 Mon 20 Oct 21:15/54 |B220u20B|b16Scenj5|j14BBBC|l43DEA|s—92÷ b÷e|pn in the early days have topped in favour of more powerful models like Ford Granadas. PW the Ilderton Motor Project for ex-car o ffenders in SLB and wanting to prove you're a man in the monk car thieves. Young people who they'll never own a really expensive ca r have to create their own iduality; some may be tempted to steal, some may go in for own car". To try and wean them off car thieving, the chance to repair old cars and compet e IJ year they organise a National Youth B ger Champtionship open to all schools an d youth clubs (see below). T society': The joys of car ownership hav e brought with them pollution, road deaths, ugly crowdin|cP727 CEEFA( 727 Mon 20 Oct 21:14/20 |B220v20B|a16Scenj5}j14BBBC|l4415F|s—92÷ b÷e|pg of streets, of selfishness. In every city there's t hj familiar d cars trying to get in in the morning a nd ar towns are turned into dormitory . Company cars account for 47% of all n ew cars on the road. New M ton Keynes seem to exist only for the mo torist; a pedestrian I torcycles accounted for 83% of all journeys, compared with 54% in 196). A quarter of all travel in as bz bus, but by 1983 this had fallen t o a tenth. Rail 15% to 7%. T ted bz car manufacturers, the AA, the RA C and BRF ve a powerful say when new roads are ng planned, and often in the past have h ad more influence than the P727 CJEFAX 727 Mon 20 Oct 21:27/16 |B420720B|b26Scenj5|j14BBBC|l444D6|s—92÷ b÷e|ps of public transport. This influe nce has been vident in the duce pollution through clearing up car a nd lorry exhaust A ir pollution, other than 3ulphur dioxide and lead, from motor ha s risen bz a fifth between 1972 and 1982 . E d ad h s en r co gnised as a highly *carbon monoxi de dangerous substance that can a ffect the of nitrog n development of children. Almost 1,000 *hydrocarbons tonn u of it fall annually on London alone. A ough 'lead in petrol' is dui to be phase d out from 1989, there is no -2- eement yet on effective action to reduce the othe gases. Britain has rtid EEC countries wanting to clean up i xhaust emissions through P727 CEEFA( 727 Mon 20 Oct 21:25/16 |B220820B|a16Scen 5|i14BBBC|l44858|s— ÷ ÷e|p of d vice cont n n 'catal tic conve t rs (cost per car 0 and 150). Instead, the govj0nmcnt wants Br irish industry to n gin s. While th s cop fairly ffectiv ely with ides th y do little to remove the droc arbons which are the biog st health hazy ard. New vidence sugg ts ople face inc easing health risks, particular ly linked to lung ro m hydrocarbons. Togethj , th s pwlluta nus can also nd forests. AFT R THE PRO RAMME' What sort of p rson do you think would o wn (a a Rolls Royce (b a V a 2 CV Citroen (d a 15 year old Morris 1100 ( ) a Datsun t Fo rd scott (g a Porsche Make your own list and add D staten nus? "R al progress towards cu|cP727 CEEFAX 727 Mon 20 Oct 21:26/10 |B220920B|a16Scenj5|j14BBBC|l44BD1|s—92÷ b÷e|ptting road traffic accidents will o nly heir cars as boring". M is a way of getting from A to B. I don' t care about the * "Once inside a car, the driver turns into a selfish human being, apable of caring for othjts". "Women are not bad drivers; it's just me n who claim they are". J mz car and yougre judging mj". "Man-in-motor-car is a flawed species, and th car i our " (John Tyme - anti-motorway protester). 3. "The car offers fun, adventure, free don - until we get another equall ooh object for our fantasies we'll stick with the car". Can you other equally good form of transport .g . airship, ] k strapped to the back. W dream car? List the following in o|cP727 CEEFAX 727 Mon 20 Oct 21:36/42 |B220A40B|a16Scene5|i14BBBC|l44F4D|s—92÷ b÷e|prdjr of preference: *easy to service yourself *Jconomz del or classic - which? *acceleration *speed *clean burning ing inj *safety features ability *road-holding J from the car commercials you've seen on TV, whbt is the main e trying to put over? I g pollution from a car the responsibilit y of the owner, mint set new standards? Should the pole ce stop ing visible smoke? W to own a car or travel bz public transp orr Do -3- p buses in your area? Is it safe to cyc le in your USEFULAD DRESSES' EEC ty Road, London EC1V 1NA (Cities joy|cP727 CJEFA( 727 Mon 20 Oct 21:17/11 |B220B20B|a16Scenj5|i14BBBC|l452D3|s—92÷ b÷e|p People C IM Project', c/o The Probation Officer, 176 Lewishbm High RLSF details of annual Youth Banger Compjtiti on held J N e on 6 and 7 November, is an update of t he SN orthjun Ireland'. -4-