Alternatives to earless days
Sir, — The editorial, “Alternatives to earless days” (May 5) claims that "after a very brief period of restraint, motorists will pay the increased price of petrol with very little concern.” This is wrong. Nor does it follow that, “In other words, to be really effective, a price increase would have to be so big as to be outrageous.”
The editorial also advocates', earless days as ' a'.‘‘weekly reminder of the need to conserve fuel.” Evidently earless days have already failed, to educate motorjsts since they “make only a modest impression on . motoring behaviour.” The public should be told what cut in petrol use is sought, and what contribution each policy makes. No such information has been made public (with the exception of my own article in “The Press” of January 23). The editorial has not improved the debate by using vague qualitative terms rather than precise quantitative analysis. — Yours, etc., R. MANNING,. Professor of Economics, University of Canterbury. May 6, 1980.
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