03/12/2012
Have people fallen out of love with the car? The impact in Nottingham of the UK's first workplace parking levy. And celebrating Raleigh of Nottingham.
A transport special. Is our love affair with the car coming to an end? Richard Westcott investigates the latest research. Also, what's been the impact on Nottingham of the UK's first workplace parking levy? And we're on our bikes celebrating the people who've made Raleigh of Nottingham a worldwide brand over 125 years.
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The future of car and rail travel
What future for car and rail travel?
Which way forward for Britain's car and rail travel?
91Èȱ¬ Inside Out has been given the first look at research into somethingÌýsurprising that has been happening on Britain's roads over the past decade or more.
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The figures suggest that we might just be falling out of love with the motor car - that the car might have "peaked", because the average number of miles we all drive has been virtually the same since about 2002.
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on the 91Èȱ¬ News website from 91Èȱ¬ Transport Correspondent, Richard Westcott.
Has Britain fallen out of love with the car?
Is Britain's love affair with the car in decline and is transport policy on the right track?
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Richard WestcottÌýtalks to 19-year-old Lee Vernon from Mansfield who explains why he thinks young men are driving fewer miles than in the mid-1990s.
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on the 91Èȱ¬ News website.
On the Move
A new RAC Foundation report looks into the theory that our average mileage might have peaked because the average number of miles we drive has been virtually the same since about 2002.
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and look at how travel patternsÌýhave been changing in your region.
Workplace Parking Levy
Nottingham is losing businesses to other cities over its workplace parking tax, the Chamber of Commerce has warned.
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on the 91Èȱ¬ News website.
Public transport challenge for TV team
When the 91Èȱ¬ Inside Out team were making a film about the future of transport, they set themselves a challenge.
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The TV crew tried to make the film exclusively without using a car to see how practical it is to use public transport.
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So how did they get on?
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on the 91Èȱ¬ News website.
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Marie Ashby |
Series Editor | Tony Roe |
Broadcast
- Mon 3 Dec 2012 19:3091Èȱ¬ One HD & East Midlands only