| Comment | Exactly the issue is not the efficiency of an individuals vehicle. In any case an effiecient vehicle, and I presume you refer to emissions, only produces less harmful Greenhouse Gases. It doesn't produce zero.
The issue is that the city is over run with cars and it's the space that they take up that inconveniences pedestrians and cyclists. The flippant attitude to parking is also a major issue.
There are some streets in and around the city that are simply too difficult to cross due to the excessive number of vehicles in motion and the hoards of cars parked on double yellow lines blocking the view of a pedestrian. The lack of pedestrian crossing points is also an issue. There needs to be at least 2 or 3 times more of them and they must give priority to the pressing of the call to cross button.
Swift and decisive action needs to be taken to give the city back to the people.
Whilst the LEZ Policy may have reduced car numbers slightly it is still not enough. The scheme needs to be expanded to charge the users of larger cars an entrance fee to the city boundary. This coupled with a speed limit reduction and 24/7 ultra strict parking violation enforcement will resolve the issue further. It's high time the council farmed out parking enforcement to a private sector operator who can provide a far more effective and efficient service. |
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