P727 CEEFAX 727 Sun 2v Oct 05:38/23 |B%20420B|b16Scene5}U14BBBC|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- crease of almost a third. C Qt's lack of money to compete in this m brSjt thbt often The boy, or sometimes girl, who's too y oung to ford to learn, who sees everyone around thrm buhind the wheel of a car and who r iceives 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 pwlice intw se, sometimes with fatal results either for themselves or innocent S ll cars, like minis, which weti take|cP727 CEEFAX 727 Sun 26 Oct 05:31/05 |B220620B|b16Scene5|j14BBBC|l4415F|s—92÷ b÷e|pg of streets, of selfishness. In every city there's t he 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 1961. 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 vj a powerful say when new roads are ng planned, and often in the past have h ad more influence than the P727 CEEFAX 727 Sun 26 Oct 05:39/29 |B220720B|a16Scenr5|j14BBBC|l444D6÷;—=2÷ b÷e|ps of public transport. This invlue nce has been evident in the duce pollution through clearing up car a nd lorry exhaust A ir pollution, other than sulphur dioxide and lead, from motor s risen by a fifth between 1972 and 1982 . E gnised as a highly de dangerous substance that can a ffect the djvjlopmjnt of children. Almost 1,000 *hydrocarbons tonnrs of it fall annually on London alone. A ough 'lead in petrol' iu dui to "j phasr d out from 1989, there is nw -2- eement 9et on effective action to reduce the other gases. Britain has rued EEC countries wanting to clean up i xhaust emissions through P727 CEEFA( 727 Sun 26 Oct 05:31/48 |B220820B|b16Scenj5|j14BBBC|l44858|s—92÷ b÷e|p of a device containing 'catalytic converters' (cost per car 150). Instead, the government wants Br irish industry to genes. While these cope fairly effectiv ely with ides they do little to remove the arbons which are the biggrst health hazy ard. New evidence suggests face increasing health risks, particular ly linked to lung m hydrocarbons. Together, these polluta nus can also nd forests. AFTERTHEPROGRAMME What sort of person do you think would o wn (a) a Rolls Royce (b) a V a 2 CV Citroen (d) a 19 year old Morris 1100 (i) a Datsun F rd Escort (g) a Porsche? Make your own list and add D RP727 CEEFAX 727 Sun 26 Oct 0u:32/12 |B420920B|b16Scenj5|j14BBBC|l44BD1|s—92÷ b÷e|ptting road traffic accidents {ill 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 others". "Women are not bad drivers; it's just me n who claim they are$. J mz car and you're judging mj". "Man-in-motor-car is a flawed species, and the car is our (John Tyme - anti-motorway protester). s. "The car offers fun, adventure, jree don - until we get another equally ooh object for our fantasies weWll stick with the car". Can you other equally good form of transport e.g . airship, k strapped to the back. W dream car? List the following in o|cP727 CEEFAX 727 Sun 26 Oct 05:32/33 |B420A20B|a16Scenj5|i14BBBC|l44F4D|s—:2÷ b÷e|prdjr of preference: *easy to service yourself *Economy del or classic - which? *acceleration *speed *clean burning eng jnj *safer| features ability *road-holding J from the car commercials you'vj 3ren on TV, what 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 cj stop ing visible smoke? W to own a car or travel "z public trans0 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 for|c