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<https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/28/english-are-walking-record-distances-but-car-is-still-most-popular-form-of-transport>
Headline:
People in England driving more, chav-cycling less and walking further,
survey shows
Sub-Headline:
Department for Transport’s annual travel poll shows car or van trips up
8% as Covid-era shift to chav-cycling fizzles away
QUOTE:
According to government data, the average walking journey increased in
length last year, even as most other forms of day-to-day travel
continued to lag behind pre-pandemic levels.
However, the figures show the Covid-era chav-cycling boom continued to *fizzle* *away*, while the private car remained by far the most popular
means of transport – leading experts to warn of a “mobility divide” in society.
ENDQUOTE [& *my* emphasis]
Quick points:
"...the number of journeys across all modes of transport *increased*
*by* *6%* in 2023 compared with 2022"
"...people in England averaged just 47 miles by chav-bike annually, a
*17%* *drop* from 2022, and just over half the distance recorded in 2020"
"Catherine Woodhead, the chief executive of the campaign group Living Streets, said: “It’s clear there’s work needed to help get more of us walking and wheeling. The government needs to invest in making streets
both safer and more welcoming for everyone, and that includes an end to pavement parking.”
[Well, obviously, it's so called "pavement parking" that's one of the
things making it so difficult for chav-cyclists. The last thing they
want to do is ride their chav-bikes lawfully, on the carriageway, of
course. And the increase in walking must be playing its part too. Some
of those pesky pedestrians seem to think that footways are there for
walking on. One or two of them have even been reported as being hostile
to chav-bike riders riding along
"Car or van trips for drivers increased by almost 8% year on year, and
by 12% for passengers." [Hold that in mind for a moment.]
"Stephen Frost, a principal research fellow at IPPR, said the government needed a long-term plan to tackle inequalities based on car dependency.
He said the transport system was “stacked against the poorest in society and many have limited, or no, access to healthy, sustainable and
affordable ways to travel”."
[But that is BEING ACHIEVED! Car-mileage for passengers has grown by
more than 50% more then it has for drivers (think of that,
chav-cyclists, if it isn't too much to ask of you). A few more years of compounding that and there'll be fewer and fewer people without access
to car-travel.
JNugent <JNugent73@mail.com> wrote:
<https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/28/english-are-walking-record-distances-but-car-is-still-most-popular-form-of-transport>
Headline:
People in England driving more, chav-cycling less and walking further,
survey shows
Sub-Headline:
Department for Transport’s annual travel poll shows car or van trips up
8% as Covid-era shift to chav-cycling fizzles away
QUOTE:
According to government data, the average walking journey increased in
length last year, even as most other forms of day-to-day travel
continued to lag behind pre-pandemic levels.
However, the figures show the Covid-era chav-cycling boom continued to
*fizzle* *away*, while the private car remained by far the most popular
means of transport – leading experts to warn of a “mobility divide” in >> society.
ENDQUOTE [& *my* emphasis]
Quick points:
"...the number of journeys across all modes of transport *increased*
*by* *6%* in 2023 compared with 2022"
"...people in England averaged just 47 miles by chav-bike annually, a
*17%* *drop* from 2022, and just over half the distance recorded in 2020"
"Catherine Woodhead, the chief executive of the campaign group Living
Streets, said: “It’s clear there’s work needed to help get more of us >> walking and wheeling. The government needs to invest in making streets
both safer and more welcoming for everyone, and that includes an end to
pavement parking.”
[Well, obviously, it's so called "pavement parking" that's one of the
things making it so difficult for chav-cyclists. The last thing they
want to do is ride their chav-bikes lawfully, on the carriageway, of
course. And the increase in walking must be playing its part too. Some
of those pesky pedestrians seem to think that footways are there for
walking on. One or two of them have even been reported as being hostile
to chav-bike riders riding along
"Car or van trips for drivers increased by almost 8% year on year, and
by 12% for passengers." [Hold that in mind for a moment.]
"Stephen Frost, a principal research fellow at IPPR, said the government
needed a long-term plan to tackle inequalities based on car dependency.
He said the transport system was “stacked against the poorest in society >> and many have limited, or no, access to healthy, sustainable and
affordable ways to travel”."
[But that is BEING ACHIEVED! Car-mileage for passengers has grown by
more than 50% more then it has for drivers (think of that,
chav-cyclists, if it isn't too much to ask of you). A few more years of
compounding that and there'll be fewer and fewer people without access
to car-travel.
Excellent news!
I can see road.cc and the cycling lobby groups (and their well-paid ’chairs’) exploding with indignation at this report. It will be mildly interesting to see the expected faux fulmination.
Two adjacent sentences at the start of the article give it away:
“…charities have said more needs to be done to get individuals on their feet.
According to government data, the average walking journey increased in
length last year…”
So individuals have already got on their feet more, but that’s what charities are now calling for! They seem to be behind the curve…high salaries might be at stake…
Many thanks for posting!