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William Black
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"Greg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Loosely on the same subject, those who claim buses are the future of
> transport don't know the figures. At a recent meeting I attended with the
> Council's head of transport about a new park and ride scheme they're
> starting in Scarborough, he had to admit that the modern buses they were
> going to use do a whole 4MPG, yes I did say four!. Considering a modern
> small Diesel car does about 15 times that, the buses need to be carrying
> an
> average of about 50 people just to break even on the pollution produced.
> In
> reality they aren't going to achieve that so one of the main reasons for
> the
> scheme, reducing pollution, just doesn't hold water.
Well, that and the fact that half of Scarborough's income comes from
parking fees...
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William Black
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.