There are no doubt a few people who will have complicated domestic arrangements which justify the use of a car to take children to school - multiple schools, disabled child etc. However, such people are very much in the minority out of the total parent population and hence a really silly justification for not tolling the bridge. As is your reasoning a bit silly too - do not live near a bus route? Well if your legs are troubling you, by all means drive them to the nearest bus stop.You do hit on an important point - if one bridge is to be tolled they all should be. Maybe this could be a way to shore up the nation's finances which seem to have been brought to a rather precarious state right now by those in charge.I do own a car - however, in London, where public transport is plentiful, I use it little, preferring bus, train, foot and bicycle wherever possible (all are free for me). If I have to move a fridge or something, I use the car.Now travel by plane is a guilty pleasure for me which I cannot possibly justify. It creates an enormous amount of greenhouse gas yet I cannot bring myself to abstain. Indeed my flying probably dwarves all my other activities in terms of carbon dioxide generation.However, I am favour of offsetting, of taxing aircraft fuel properly (we don't) and of governments strongly encouraging the development of carbon-free flight rather than relying on the private sector to do this out of some sense of goodwill. I am afraid you will find that all a bit socialist for your liking. :)
Michael Winstanley ● 1185d