April 13, 20206 yr One pleasurable thing about this lockdown is the lack of jets above. ive noticed the sky at night is as clear as I can remember really good. Too many jets must have been polluting our atmosphere so much.
April 13, 20206 yr One pleasurable thing about this lockdown is the lack of jets above. ive noticed the sky at night is as clear as I can remember really good. Too many jets must have been polluting our atmosphere so much. Yes. Some thought flying drones around airports would reduce their flight numbers, but all it took in the end was a tiny virus. .
April 13, 20206 yr Yes. Very quiet. Probably one of the reasons my Chinese supplier has quoted freight costs that are three times higher than normal....
April 13, 20206 yr It’s not just the sky’s that are clear ! this is the M1 near Northampton at 4pm on a Saturday afternoon
April 14, 20206 yr Author It’s not just the sky’s that are clear ! this is the M1 near Northampton at 4pm on a Saturday afternoon [ATTACH type=full" alt="2626407D-6A58-4F38-A3D4-AC743DD7B929.jpeg]34706[/ATTACH] It’s like a science fiction film isn’t it?
April 14, 20206 yr Sadly when lockdown or something relating to normality then the world will go back as it was before and pollution will rise again, industry doesn't give a damn about the world and the climate. Now is the time to bring forward banning ICE vehicle much earlier then government's have so far proposed.
April 14, 20206 yr Sadly when lockdown or something relating to normality then the world will go back as it was before and pollution will rise again, industry doesn't give a damn about the world and the climate. Now is the time to bring forward banning ICE vehicle much earlier then government's have so far proposed. Thus delivering a knock out blow to the economy reeling from the effects of coronavirus.
April 14, 20206 yr Avarice/greed and the human races so called right to think they can do what they want has caused the worlds problems for many hundreds of years without a though for the planet, it's destiny and ours is truly on the verge of more then this minor hick up.
April 14, 20206 yr Avarice/greed and the human races so called right to think they can do what they want has caused the worlds problems for many hundreds of years without a though for the planet, it's destiny and ours is truly on the verge of more then this minor hick up. That's a bit hypocritical considering the long list of bicycles in your .sig:) How many do you need for goodness sake?
April 14, 20206 yr Now is the time to bring forward banning ICE vehicle much earlier then government's have so far proposed. Unfortunately even the 2035 target will be difficult to meet and still doesn't stop i.c usage, only the purchase of them new. There's a more practical way though. Now we've got used to much less car usage, introduce the alternate day usage that some countries use, controlled initially by number plates last number being odd for use one day, even for use the next day. Over time changing that to number plate colour difference to more easily distinguish. Halving all car traffic would make a very big difference and also encourage drivers to plan their journeys for combined purposes. .
April 14, 20206 yr Unfortunately even the 2035 target will be difficult to meet and still doesn't stop i.c usage, only the purchase of them new. There's a more practical way though. Now we've got used to much less car usage, introduce the alternate day usage that some countries use, controlled initially by number plates last number being odd for use one day, even for use the next day. Over time changing that to number plate colour difference to more easily distinguish. Halving all car traffic would make a very big difference and also encourage drivers to plan their journeys for combined purposes. . The weathy types could have two cars, odds & evens.
April 14, 20206 yr The weathy types could have two cars, odds & evens. But the countries using the alternate day schemes have thought of that. There's sometimes also a very steep tax of around the price of the car again for each car someone wants to put on the road, plus limits which can mean refusal. All proven in long usage, so we only have to copy them. .
April 14, 20206 yr But the countries using the alternate day schemes have thought of that. There's sometimes also a very steep tax of around the price of the car again for each car someone wants to put on the road, plus limits which can mean refusal. All proven in long usage, so we only have to copy them. . Do you think that's likely?
April 14, 20206 yr Do you think that's likely? In this car loving country, no chance! A pity though, every other day usage would be a great gain from this covid situation. Worth it even if the minority rich dodge round it with two cars. In fact it may be possible for ANPR to detect the use of two cars insured to the same person driven over sequential days, so making it still able to penalise them. .
April 14, 20206 yr That's a bit hypocritical considering the long list of bicycles in your .sig:) How many do you need for goodness sake? All are old and none are new, all bought quite cheaply or built up by my self. As a form of transport they are cheap and kinder to the planet.
April 14, 20206 yr In this car loving country, no chance! A pity though, every other day usage would be a great gain from this covid situation. Worth it even if the minority rich dodge round it with two cars. In fact it may be possible for ANPR to detect the use of two cars insured to the same person driven over sequential days, so making it still able to penalise them. . That would cut my business in half along with thousands of others as I need the car everyday, as do delivery drivers, bin lorries, the AA and RAC etc etc. The economy would be as bad as it’s been the last few weeks. There would have to be that many exceptions that it would be unworkable. I wouldn’t mind though if the government payed me half of my wages to sit at home.
April 14, 20206 yr That would cut my business in half along with thousands of others as I need the car everyday, as do delivery drivers, bin lorries, the AA and RAC etc etc. The economy would be as bad as it’s been the last few weeks. There would have to be that many exceptions that it would be unworkable. I wouldn’t mind though if the government payed me half of my wages to sit at home. Strange then that so many countries make it work, some of them very successfully: Permanent alternate-day travel schemes 3.1.1 Athens 3.1.2 Bogotá 3.1.3 Mexico City 3.1.4 San José 3.1.5 Santiago 3.1.6 São Paulo 3.1.7 Jakarta 3.1.8 Paris 3.1.9 Beijing 3.1.10 Italy 3.1.10.1 Milan 3.1.10.2 Rome [*]3.1.11 Oslo [*]3.1.12 Paris [*]3.1.13 New Delhi Like all big changes it just needs some innovative thinking. And there's alternative usage controls like London's congestion charge and ultra low pollution zones, and the very high car taxation controls of places like Malaysia and Singapore. .
April 14, 20206 yr Strange then that so many countries make it work, some of them very successfully: Permanent alternate-day travel schemes 3.1.1 Athens 3.1.2 Bogotá 3.1.3 Mexico City 3.1.4 San José 3.1.5 Santiago 3.1.6 São Paulo 3.1.7 Jakarta 3.1.8 Paris 3.1.9 Beijing 3.1.10 Italy 3.1.10.1 Milan 3.1.10.2 Rome [*]3.1.11 Oslo [*]3.1.12 Paris [*]3.1.13 New Delhi Like all big changes it just needs some innovative thinking. And there's alternative usage controls like London's congestion charge and ultra low pollution zones, and the very high car taxation controls of places like Malaysia and Singapore. . Personally, I am all for London doing what ever it likes, I don't want to drive there. As long as they don't force their rules on people who live in sensible places.
April 14, 20206 yr The avarice and greed though is not the individual who owns a few cheap bikes or other belongings but the hypocrisy of the rich with their private million dollar jets or the charter of one for tens of thousands of £££'s to go away on holiday or to flit willy nilly around the world at will, the CEO's and execs who are awarded millions in share payments & wage rises. The list can go on and on very few use there wealth for philanthropical use. Recent case in hand last week rich foreigners living in the UK fly on board a multimillion pound private jet plane to Southern France thinking during the CV19 crisis it would be ok to go on holiday and get away from it, from there two - three helicopters were on standby to transport them to their final destination. French authorities disgusted at their antics refuse them entry to the country and ordered the jet to turn around and back to Blighty, a severe case of avarice and greed being flouted.
April 15, 20206 yr Strange then that so many countries make it work, some of them very successfully: Permanent alternate-day travel schemes 3.1.1 Athens 3.1.2 Bogotá 3.1.3 Mexico City 3.1.4 San José 3.1.5 Santiago 3.1.6 São Paulo 3.1.7 Jakarta 3.1.8 Paris 3.1.9 Beijing 3.1.10 Italy 3.1.10.1 Milan 3.1.10.2 Rome [*]3.1.11 Oslo [*]3.1.12 Paris [*]3.1.13 New Delhi Like all big changes it just needs some innovative thinking. And there's alternative usage controls like London's congestion charge and ultra low pollution zones, and the very high car taxation controls of places like Malaysia and Singapore. . That list is not accurate by any means. A handful of heavily polluted cities do have such a scheme eg Athens but is restricted to a very small area of the city centre. It's a complete lie to include Paris, Oslo, Milan, Rome etc in that list as they do not have any form of permanent alternate-day travel scheme. Paris has indeed on a handful of occasions instituted such a scheme for a few days but it's not the norm.
April 15, 20206 yr Our collective life style, it's expectations and sense of entitlement is destroying the planets eco system. Without large changes in what we do and the way we do it then the life support system is screwed. The economic arguement is based on Keynesian economic theory and is demonstrably flawed. The main precept is that there should be constant growth in the economy. We live on a finite planet with finite resources ergo, perpetual growth is impossible. For years governments, and their masters the banks, have massaged the figures to show them in a good light. But the bean feast is coming to an end. The current money printing fest is the final blow out of a worldwide monetary system that is deeply structurally flawed. The current crisis would have happened anyway, covid is just the catalyst. Here we have an opportunity for each one of us to look within and examine our own portion of responsibilty for this mess and make the changes necessary. May (insert own personal choice of deity here) help us all.
April 15, 20206 yr Personally, I am all for London doing what ever it likes, I don't want to drive there. As long as they don't force their rules on people who live in sensible places. We never do, the rules are from parliament which is overwhelmingly majority elected by the rest of you. .
April 15, 20206 yr That list is not accurate by any means. A handful of heavily polluted cities do have such a scheme eg Athens but is restricted to a very small area of the city centre. It's a complete lie to include Paris, Oslo, Milan, Rome etc in that list as they do not have any form of permanent alternate-day travel scheme. Paris has indeed on a handful of occasions instituted such a scheme for a few days but it's not the norm. No lies. They are in their legislation and permanently available to be switched in as needed, as they all have been. .
April 15, 20206 yr The avarice and greed though is not the individual who owns a few cheap bikes or other belongings but the hypocrisy of the rich with their private million dollar jets or the charter of one for tens of thousands of £££'s to go away on holiday or to flit willy nilly around the world at will, the CEO's and execs who are awarded millions in share payments & wage rises. The list can go on and on very few use there wealth for philanthropical use. Recent case in hand last week rich foreigners living in the UK fly on board a multimillion pound private jet plane to Southern France thinking during the CV19 crisis it would be ok to go on holiday and get away from it, from there two - three helicopters were on standby to transport them to their final destination. French authorities disgusted at their antics refuse them entry to the country and ordered the jet to turn around and back to Blighty, a severe case of avarice and greed being flouted. What's the point of being filthy rich if you can't do something with it? Money has to keep moving to benifit all, thats my excuse.
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