Whatever politicians that may be in power if this scenario would came true,
would definitely not be in power much longer.....
There's an interesting paragraph about the potential health benefits of a
car free London, but I see they conveniently forget to mention the increased
health RISK of forcing people to walk that are not physically capable, and
the increased risk of forcing people to walk in extreme weather - heat,
cold, rain, snow, fog, etc.
Complete article: http://tinyurl.com/3amrbl
London's Emissions Targets For 2030 Will Only Be Reached By Banning Cars
Posted: 13 Sep 2007 05:58 AM CDT
London Authority <http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/> (GLA) takes radical steps, one
of which could be the removal of all cars from both inner and outer London,
according to a report published today.
>snip<
Calculations show that a car-free inner London scenario equates to a 49%
reduction in emissions7. Because most London car trips are within outer
London, changes in inner London boroughs alone were not found to be
sufficient to meet the GLA emissions target. The car-free inner and outer
London model was found to bring about a 72% reduction in emissions, with
active transport making up 53% of all trips. Given the lower starting point,
this means 83% lower emissions than the UK average for 2000.
>snip<
A separate paper uses London travel data to identify four archetypal car
using groups in London: Claire, a 10 year old girl; Lucy, a 40 year old
mother; Tom, a 50 year old man living and working in outer London; and
Derek, a 78 year old man. It calculates the increases in physical activity
and energy expenditure that would result if they transferred their car
journeys to walking, cycling and public transport, with occasional trips by
taxi. By doing so, they would expend an average of 139,300 kJ of energy a
year, equivalent to an average of 4.5 kg of fat. Lucy would reduce her risk
of breast cancer by 25% and increase her life expectancy by between 1 and 2
years, while Tom would enjoy a 20-40% reduction in the risk of premature
mortality and around a 30% reduction in risk of type 2 diabetes.
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