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New road building appears to be bottom of the transport secretary's agenda following her announcement earlier this week that the Department for Transport is to pump £6 billion's worth of investment into motorway and key road development in England.
New road building appears to be bottom of the transport secretary's agenda following her announcement earlier this week that the Department for Transport is to pump £6 billion's worth of investment into motorway and key road development in England.
Quite rightly Ruth Kelly has announced she wants to get the best out of our road network but that should not be to the exclusion of new road builds where required.
The transport secretary plans to widen existing roads, open more hard shoulders to traffic, promote car sharing and introduce tolled roads all in a bid to relieve congestion. But at the end of the day, that can only be described as a quick fix.
What we still desperately need is a fully integrated transport policy for the country covering land, air and water. The transport policy relating to land should cover both public and private transport with the former focusing on bus, rail, tram and underground solutions.
It's all common sense but when has common sense prevailed in the corridors of Whitehall?
We need a joined up transport policy not a 'band aid' fix! However, given that may be not so many of our politicians have joined up handwriting judging by their childlike behaviour in Parliament, a joined up policy paper may be asking too much!
One thing I would agree on is the proposal by the Government's chief medical officer's call for a zero tolerance approach to teenage drivers involved in accidents after drinking.
If the thousand deaths through accidents involving 15 to 24 year-olds mainly involve road accidents then something needs to be done, as the total number of road deaths is now below 3000 for the first time in over 80 years.
Apparently, many countries already adopt a zero blood alcohol limit for young drivers and it might help towards addressing the overall binge drinking culture among the young.
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