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Article: Drivers snub pleas to use public transport Motorists say convenience of the car wins out over buses and trains
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- Evening Times
- Article date:
- April 26, 2007
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DESPITE all the talk of environmental damage and congested roads,
most of us wouldn't give up our cars even if our lives depended on it
- which, if you believe in global warming, they just might!
Both the environmentalists and the politicians would like to see
us switching to public transport.
But a new survey confirms what has long been suspected - that,
when it comes down to it, not too many of us are prepared to give up
the comfort and convenience of our cars to battle for a seat on the
bus or train.
And most are prepared to put up with ever increasing costs to stay
in their cars.