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03/12/2012

In a transport special, Richard Adams reveals the untold story of the Hammersmith flyover closure, Richard Westcott asks if we're falling out of love with our cars, and Tony Blackburn finds out why drivers using the Dartford crossing are being forced to pay more.

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Mon 3 Dec 2012 19:30

Which way forward for Britain's car and rail travel?

Which way forward for Britain's car and rail travel?

The 麻豆官网首页入口 has been given the first look at research into something听surprising that has been happening on Britain's roads over the past decade or more.听

The figures suggest that we might just be falling out of love with the motor car - that the car might have "peaked", because the average number of miles we all drive has been virtually the same since about 2002.

on the 麻豆官网首页入口 News website from 麻豆官网首页入口 Transport Correspondent, Richard Westcott.

On the Move

On the Move

A new report looks into the theory that our average mileage might have peaked because the average number of miles we drive has been virtually the same since about 2002

Read听more about the and find out听about your region.听

Hammersmith Flyover collapse risk

Hammersmith Flyover collapse risk

A major London road remained open for weeks after a report warned of a small risk it could collapse at any moment.

Hammersmith Flyover, used by 90,000 vehicles a day, was shut on 23 December as salt water from repeated gritting had rotted internal steel cables.

on the 麻豆官网首页入口 News website.

Have we fallen out of love with the car?

Have we fallen out of love with the car?

Is Britain's love affair with the car in decline and is transport policy on the right track?

Richard Westcott听talks to 19-year-old Lee Vernon who explains why he thinks young men are driving fewer miles than in the mid-1990s.

on the 麻豆官网首页入口 News website.

Hammersmith Flyover's collapse risk

Hammersmith Flyover's collapse risk

A major London road remained open for weeks after a report warned of a small risk it could collapse at any moment.

TfL said monitoring suggested a "number of years of life" left in the bridge.

on the 麻豆官网首页入口 News website.

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Presenter Matthew Wright
Reporter Tony Blackburn

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