Sidewalk hazards increase due to scooters, boxes, and bikes, sparking worries for pedestrian safety and accessibility.
Green boxes keep popping up on sidewalks too. These boxes hold phone and internet gear, creating more things to dodge. Also, bikes can now ride on all sidewalks; it used to be only for walkers.
Scooter and bike riders use sidewalks like bike paths now. The author thinks potholes are just an urban myth, despite the government having a £1.6 billion fund to fix roads until 2026. Is so much cash for a myth?
Drivers face about a million potholes each year, according to estimates from the RAC. There are about six potholes per mile in England and Wales. Potholes hurt cars and endanger cyclists.
Many councils didn’t answer a pothole data request in 2023; only 81 of 185 councils replied. These councils reported 556,658 potholes in 2021/22. What about the others that did not reply? Seems potholes are definitely real.
The idea that the UK can ditch fossil fuels is the true myth. A politician’s green policies force the UK to import fuel. This imported gas and oil costs extra money, and oil is needed to make plastics.
Plastics make electrical cable insulation and saucepan handles, and hospitals use tons of plastic items. No oil means no plastic insulations; people would not want that outcome.
A new gas field exists in Lincolnshire, and it could generate a GDP of £140 billion. The project could create 250,000 jobs and supply lots of gas. The gas will offset CO2 from gas imports, equaling emissions from 40 million cars.
However, the UK burns wood chips and North American gas when it is not windy or sunny. Norway sent almost 30% of UK gas imports in 2023, but now they might cut production.
The UK must become self-sufficient. After that, the UK could pursue green targets.