Depresion wrote:
> "Brimstone" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Depresion wrote:
>>> "Larry Bud" > wrote in message
>>> ups.com...
>>>>
>>>> Magnulus wrote:
>>>>> I wonder how the European economy stayed afloat with all the taxes
>>>>> on petrol and diesel that they levy over there.
>>>>
>>>> Their infrastructure isn't as spread out as ours is. How many
>>>> Europeans commute an hour to work every day? In the US, it's
>>>> commonplace because there's so much land.
>>>
>>> It's not that uncommon in the UK but that's down to deliberate
>>> attempts to make commuting harder.
>>
>> Which is why many people choose to live increasing distances from
>> their workplaces, because commuting is more difficult than it used
>> to be.
>>
>> Contrary to popular mythology roads have been improved to allow
>> faster
>> speeds and railways are now carrying more people than ever before,
>> despite significant reductions in track mileage.
>>
>
> 3/4 or UK's local roads are deteriorating year on year. We are £8.3
> billon behind in road maintenance. By last year the plan was to have
> halted the deterioration but it hasn't happened and by 2010 we were
> to have caught up and removed the backlog unfortunately the first
> part was no where near achieved as about 50% of the money allocated
> for maintenance is being spent elsewhere on things like speed
> cushions, bus lanes, and what's laughably called our education system
> by local authorities. It's about time that money allocated by the
> national government for road maintenance is reserved only for use in
> actually maintaining roads.

I wasn't talking about maintenance, but then you were aware of that before
your petulant little rant weren't you?.