FINALLY, the UK Government has stepped up and spoken of a new plan for personal vehicles. It’ll “kick start economic growth”. So far, so good.
Sadly, over the decades, successive ruling parties of varying political persuasions have sung the praises of bicycles and heavily subsidised limited-hours buses (no thanks) and trains (getting worse, not better), but little else designed to take men, women and kids, plus their stuff, from their homes to workplaces, schools, shops, hospitals, holiday destinations or wherever.
So what, exactly, are the personal mobility machines our ruling politicians have in mind to comfortably, safely and legally transport the likes of pensioners and parents with young kids, pushchairs and pets door to door 24/7 in all weathers?
How many manufacturing jobs will the ‘plan’ create and where in…
