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Balance bus fares
| 题名： | Balance bus fares |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | Jeff Tucker |
| 摘要： | One thing often missing from lists of desirable improvements to bus services is fares. Fuel duty has been frozen for years, whereas train and bus fares are increased regularly. It now seems that users of public transport are subsidising car drivers. The solution to this would be to reduce bus fares by about 80%, funded by an increase of at least 20p on a litre of fuel, refundable to commercial users. People tend to forget that buses run whether they are on board or not, so the environmental impact of catching a bus is almost nil, not to mention the reduction in congestion by leaving the car at home. Bus companies should be promoting their services from the leisure point of view, though this is difficult with no printed maps and timetables, nor any travel offices to obtain information from. Some day tickets are good value, but they are not widely advertised and, if nobody knows where the buses go, what's the point? I also agree with Nick Furze's position on buying electric vehicles from China, (Buses February) the country which causes far and away the highest pollution levels on the planet. Buying their products seems to encourage the building of yet more coal-fired power stations, which most of the rest of the world is committed to phasing out. Chinese electric buses are anything but green! |
| 出版年： | 2022 |
| 期刊名称： | Buses |
| 卷： | 74 |
| 期： | 804 |
| 页码： | 62-62 |
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