P727 CEEFA( 727 Mon 27 Oct 21:15/17 |B220120B|b16Scenj5|j14BBBC|l43000|s—92÷ b÷e|p SCENE T Q2.08) 2u SEPTEMBER - 4 DECEMBER F s 12.32 - 12.57 ( 1.00) 27 September - 6 DECEMBER 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 CEEFA( 727 Mon 27 Oct 21:12/07 |B220220B|a16Scenj5|i14BBBC|l4337F|s—92÷ b÷e|p################################### ##################### BACKGROUNDINFOR MATJOV' 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 inventing "chariots with incredible speed, f any animal". For centuries the faster t means of The potential of the motor car for new "You are a god among men ... t the top of your voice, crouching over the wheel, willing the P727 CEEFAX 727 Mon 27 Oct 21:28/11 |B220320B|a16Scene5}j14BBBC|l436F5|s—92÷ b÷e|p faster, faster, faster". T of the motor accompanied the growth of the cinema and both sjrvjd ry well. The car gave films exciting ch ares and movement, o car design a new opulence and vanity. The car as a I if they could change fashions quickly ough they could persuade people to buy a new car every year and so a rat were designed to pander to people's fancy - exotic tail d heaps of chrome. To own the lasteut 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. Thjte are nearly 17 milli|cP727 CEEFAX 727 Mon 27 Oct 21:23/24 |B220420B|a16Scenj5|j14BBBC|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. CW 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 everyone around them behind the wheel of a car and who r eceives the same messages about and desirability of driving can jind 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 thjmsjlvjs or innocent S ll cars, like minis, which were take|cP727 CEEFAX 727 Mon 27 Oct 21:13/45 |B220u20B|a16Scenj5|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 ff nde s in SL ys: "Bo edom 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 mby 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 societyW: The joys of car ownership hav e brought with them pollution, road deaths, ugly crowdin|cP727 CEEFAX 727 Mon 27 Oct 21:14/28 |B220620B|b16Scene5|i14BBBC|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 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 manzfacturers, 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 Mon 27 Oct 21:14/42 |B220720B|b16Scenj5|j14BBBC|l444D6|s—92÷ b÷e|ps of public transport. This influe nce has been evident in the duce pollution through clearing up car a nd lorry exhaust A ir pollution, other than sulphzr dioxide and lead, from motor s risen by a fifth between 1972 and 1982 . E d 'Ljadg has been rico gnisjd as a highly de dangerous substance that can a ffect the development of children. Almost 1,000 *hydrocarbons tonnes of it fall annually on London alone. A ough 'lead in petrol' is due to bj phase d out from 1989, there is no -2- eement yet on effective action to reduce the other gases. Britain has rued EEC countries wanting to clean up e xhaust emissions through P727 CEEFAX 727 Mon 27 Oct 21:14/53 |B220820B|b16Scenj5|j14BBBC|l44858|s—92÷ b÷e|p of a devjcu containing 'catalytic converters' (cost per car R 150). Instead, the government wants Br irish industry to genes. While thjsj cope fairly effectiv ely with ides they do little to remove the arbons which are the biggest health hazy ard. New evidence suggests face increasing health risks, particular ly linked to lung m hydrocarbons. Together, there 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 15 year old Morris 1100 (e) a Datsun F rd Escort (g) a Porsche? Make your own list and add D RP727 CEEFAX 727 Mon 27 Oct 21:01/18 |B220920B|a16Scene5|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 others". "Women are not bad drivers; it's just mj 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 Tzme - anti-motorway protester). 3. "The car offers fun, adventure, free don - until we get another equally ooh object for our fantasies we'll stick with the car". Can you other equally good form of transport e.k . airship, ] k strapped to the back. W dream car? List the following in o|cP727 CJEFAX 727 Mon 27 Oct 21:01/38 |B220A20B|b16Scenj5|j14BBBC|l44F4D|s—92÷ b÷e|prdjr of preference: *easy to service yourself *Economy del or classic - which *acceleration *spied *clean burning eng inj *safety features ability *road-holding J from the car commercials you'vj seen on TV, what is the main e trying to put over? I g pollution from a car the response"ilit y of the ownjt, mint set new standards? Should the pole ce stop ing visible smoke? W to own a car or travel "z public transp orr Do -3- p buses in your area? Is it safe to cyc le in your USEFULAD DRESSES' FEC ty Road, London EC1V 1NA (Cities for|cP727 CEEFA( 727 Mon 27 Oct 21:16/21 |B220B20B|a16Scenj5|j14BBBC|l452D3|s—92÷ b÷e|p People C IM Project', c/o The Probation Officer, 176 Lewisham High RLSF details of annual Youth Banger Competiti on held J N e on 6 and 7 November, is an update of t he SN orthjrn Ireland'. -4-