Drivers snub pleas to use public transport Motorists say convenience of the car wins out over buses and trains

From: Evening Times | Date: April 26, 2007| Author: RUSSELL LEADBETTER and BARRY McDONALD | Copyright information

DESPITE all the talk of environmental damage and congested roads, most of us wouldn't give up our cars even if our lives depended on it - which, if you believe in global warming, they just might!

Both the environmentalists and the politicians would like to see us switching to public transport.

But a new survey confirms what has long been suspected - that, when it comes down to it, not too many of us are prepared to give up the comfort and convenience of our cars to battle for a s...

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