Unit10b:CommutingListening Speak1Ithinkit’sastupididea.

Themotowaysarealreadytoofull andnowthey’

regoingtostopcarsusingoneofthelanes. It’scrazy. Thetraffic’

llbetwiceasbadandthere’llbealotmoreaccidentsaswell.

Peoplewillspendhoursandhoursstuckintrafficjams

andbelateforworkallthetime.

Speak2Ok,Iknowcarsarebadfortheenvironmentandallthat,

butbigincreasesinpetrolpricesaren’tgoingtomakeanydifference.

Whataboutindustry?

Higherpetrolpricesareonlygoingtoincreasecompaniescostsandputjobsatrisk

. Speak3It’sabouttime!WhenIgoshopping

therearethousandsofpeopleallonanarrowlittlepavementtryingtowalkalong.

It’simpossibletorelax. Cardriversshoulduseparkandrideschemes

andleavetheircarsoutofthecitycentre.

Shoppingshouldbefunandnotstressful. Speak4It’sdifficulttosay,really.

Payingeverytimeyouusearoadmightbegoodidea.

Isupposesomepeoplemightleavetheircarsathomeabitmoreoften,

whichwouldbegood. Butthereisn’tanypublictransportwhereIlive,so

itwouldbemoreexpensiveformepersonally.

Speak5HowamIgoingtogettoworkifIcan’tleavemycarthere?

Ittakestwiceaslongtogettoworkonthebus anditcoststwiceasmuch,aswell.

So,ofcourseI’mnotgoingtousepublictransport. Speak6Ithinkit’

sagoodidea. Ihateitwhenyoudon’thavetherightmoneyonthebuses. Theydon’

tacceptnotessoyouneedpocketfullofchangeallthetime.

Iliketheideaofaplasticcard --

especiallyifitmakesthemcheapertouseaswell.

Nobodylikedphonecardsatfirst,didthey? Andnow,look:everyoneusesthem.