[Gllug] [OT] Times Article on ABD was Fighting a virus

[paul at ma1.se]

Paul Rayner wrote:
> 
> On 17 Feb 2007, at 15:00, salsaman at xs4all.nl wrote:
>>
>> The Netherlands has a very good system, "Greenwheels". Basically, you pay
>> a small fee to join, and then you get a card. You can then look up on a
>> website where your nearest "Greenwheels" car is parked. You use the card
>> to unlock the car, and drive it to where you want to go. You then get
>> charged for the distance driven.
>>
>> http://new.greenwheels.nl (sorry, Dutch only).
>>
>> Gabriel.
> 
> Sounds very similar to streetcar.co.uk which operates in London (and 
> elsewhere now I think).
> Streetcar charge £5 per hour, and give you 30 miles free per day.

Some interesting stuff here on the people behind these anti road pricing 
emails circulating on mailing lists like this and the Downing Street 
petition. They claim to be the "voice of the driver." Some pretty 
bizarre idea's:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article1398288.ece


regards


Paul Lee
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