Pragmatopian Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 *Devises a plan so utterly evil that the petrolheads may spontaneously combust in indignation* (1) Scrap road tax and charge road users and exorbidant rate per mile, investing the proceeds in public transport. (2) Double tax on petrol and diesel, investing the proceeds in public transport. (3) Destroy at least one mile of road each year and plant trees in its place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pragmatopian Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 (3) Destroy at least one mile of road each year and plant trees in its place. How would the buses negotiate their way around the trees? Geez, do I have to do all the thinking? Obviously they would travel on the roads that hadn't been destroyed. By the time all the roads had been destroyed we would have gradually adapted to life without roads: by then I will have invented carbon neutral personal hovercrafts as one option for the road-free future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 no roads needed at all, we should all drive tanks doing 6 to the gallon and chewing up the land where ever we go, them namby walkers whinging about a few motorcycle tracks will be in therapy for years.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copycat Posted July 9, 2007 Author Share Posted July 9, 2007 there is a suggestion that FoE and Manx Wildlife donate some large(ish) saplings for planting in the triangle area behind the Govt buildings - interesting to see if the Govt accept the offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahc Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 They should do what they did in the old days and make it a free-for-all for all civil servants, no matter how lowly. (And probably not just civil servants.) All piled in like sardines, but it was free! It made sure we were there early - if you got there past 8.15 there was no way you could get in. And it made sure we left late - if you went dead on 5 you'd be waiting for ages before you could get out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentbob Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Lol Sarahc, that brings back memories, I used to visit ISD daily for meetings/IT work etc, and it was always a nightmare to get a park close by...until I bought my jeep and could just 'climb' into the area from any angle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahc Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Was that you with the massive jeep who could do the huge curb over by the General Registry car park entrance? I was always jealous of that car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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