Motor imports
-.A » v > i.i » Sir, —Increasing motor-car imports is an irresponsible action by the Government. Money is withdrawn from local purchases. Consequence: slowed-down retail sales and rising unemployment. More, we are polluting our future. Three items illustrate this: the Wellington motorway may cost 10,000 people their homes, when the millions of dollars per mile of useless expense could improve the housing situation. Mr Lynch, chairman of the Christchurch Air Pollution Committee, states that motor traffic contributes to air pollution. Traffic regulation increases this further, because of stopping and starting of congested motor traffic. Finally, 70 cars and lorries piled up in a multiple crash on Britain’s Ml motorway. What madness for us to create these same polluted, overcrowded, murderous conditions! Unemployment and pollution—that is ffie consequence of excessive motorisation.—Yours, etc., ECONOMIST. December 1, 1971.
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32779, 2 December 1971, Page 14
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