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Television Not as Harmful as Cars THE effect of television
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on London I passenger traffic has not been as bad as was at one time feared, says Mr. J. D. C. Churchill, assistant secretary. London Transport, in the current British Transport Review. The growth in the use of private cars has been far more now visit the serious, and many people o cinema by car instead of by bus. After the war, evening traffic did not expand like day traffic, for which television may have partly been responsible. But people who can afford television are own a more likely to be those who also o
car, says Mr. Churchill. Loss of bus
occurs raffic because of television only after 6 p.m.. and evening traffic today is a tenth less than it would have been without television. About 6 per cent. of the total fall in passenger journeys from 1950-54 was caused by a drop in theatre and cinema attendances. A third of all such visits involved travel on London Transport services. It is estirrsated that people who have television sets spend roughly 5d. per week less on non-essential travel by bus or train than do those who have not.
To have reduced travel by bus, television must have replaced activities m
outside the hoe, but, in fact, it has largely replaced other home activities, such as listening to sound radio. Mr. Churchill declares. There is a minor increase in travel caused by people visiting their friends to watch televisior programmes.
MAPS AT TOWN BOUNDARIES hfiAPS should be placed on the al boundaries of large towns to enable drivers to find their way to commercial premises, the Association of British Chambers of Commerce have suggested. The Association have surveyed difliculues caused to lorry drivers because of inadequate addressing of consignments. Irrespective of the size of the premises to which goods are to be delivered, the address should give the name of the and postal district, it is advised. vised. Merely to give the name of the works alone is insufficient. persistent offenders, large companies were offenders, as they often gave no indicalion of which of several entrances to their works should be used, say the Association. "
CONCESSIONS AT DARLINGTON? rONCESSION fares are to be intro duced by Darlington Transport Department if Parliamentary permission is obtained. It is planned to allow half fares for persons over 70 and other unemployed old-age pensioners, but not the wives of employed pensioners. The concession would apply during off-peak periods, but not on Saturdays or public holidays.
The transport committee have authorized the employment of 12 coloured staff.