VALUE OF ROADS
Better roads would produce a cleaner, safer environment, a drop in accidents, and more efficient distribution of goods, the deputy director of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (Mr D. Gent) told an accident-prevention conference in England recently. It was clear that people wished to retain the individual freedom of movement given by the car, he said. While some might give credence to talk about public transport being the general panacea for road congestion, and the other problems which increasing use of cars brought, it was questionable if people were prepared to give up the way of life they enjoyed and to tie their mobility to the
timetables and routes of public transport. Howeevr, Mr Gent said, the motor industry was certainly not against public transport. “There will always be a valuable place for public transport, for those who cannot or who do not wish to use a car, and to deal with commuter traffic.”
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Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32885, 7 April 1972, Page 6
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