| We are told often by politicians that it would benefit | | | | cars. The automotive industry at the moment is in |
| the country if more of us used public transport. Less | | | | trouble in the U.K. To stimulate this section of the |
| cars on the road would mean less pollution as well as | | | | economy the Government has created a scrappage |
| less traffic which would lead to quicker journeys for | | | | scheme where car owners can take a certain age of |
| everyone and more productivity in the long run. | | | | car and receive money for scrapping it. This leaves |
| If you have ever relied on public transport to get you | | | | the car owner with more capital available to spend on |
| around it can be a frustrating experience. You would | | | | a brand new vehicle so the economy trundles on. |
| assume that buses would arrive at the same time | | | | A recent study that was made by Trailblazers on the |
| every day. I've learned to never assume with public | | | | state of public transport for people with disabilities has |
| transport. For the most part the trains and buses get | | | | shown that our transport system in the U.K. is |
| me where I need to go on time but there have been | | | | somewhat inaccessible as well as having |
| quite a few times in the last year when transport | | | | inconsistencies across the board. It showed that buses |
| services have arranged engineering works over big | | | | are often inaccessible to wheelchair users and that it |
| holidays or festivals. | | | | can actually cost more for disabled passengers to use |
| So although we're told that it would benefit the country | | | | buses. There was a shocking lack of disabled facilities |
| if we used more public transport it would actually hurt | | | | at half of the train stations investigated. |
| the economy if everyone stopped buying and selling | | | | |