Air quality

[Lynne]

Has anyone else noticed just how dreadful the air pollution was around Goose Green this afternoon? The smell of petrol fumes was really strong. I assume it's the result of the traffic being backed-up along LL and the fumes rolling back down the hill to the roundabout.

[singalto]

Lordship Lane was dreadful yesterday..

[malumbu]

Drivers and owners feel that have a divine right to drive what they want, how they want, where they want, when they want. If you want to sort out air quality break that cycle. Government chickened out after the 2000 fuel protests. Local planning is all over the shop. ULEZ will get rid of some of the dirty vehicles but at the same time recent policies have increased congestion. Not joined up at local, regional or national level.

But back to us to take some responsibility rather than carp on about the war on motorists. And we are relatively speaking some of the better guys, have this conversation with somebody in the outer boroughs.

The alternative is birth control and culling our population, and a move to an agrarian economy. Someone tried that once, but others on this site don't think my comparison was apt. And that would also have an impact on air quality due to cooking on open fires.

Interesting fact is that air quality has generally got better since the war, with reduction and cleaning up of industry, and little burning of coal. Apart from roadside pollution.

[malumbu]

Sorry showing my age, second world war, not Britpop. I was a conscientious objector on the latter/