There is some discussion as to whether biofuels are the future of powering motor vehicles. The idea is that we create fuels by growing crops rather than digging oil out of the ground. The desired effect is that carbon emissions are reduced, and that the impending global drought of oil won’t have such a huge [...]
Tag Archives: cars
Fuel For Thought
In October duty on fuel rose by 2p per litre. Duty rises over the last decade add up to 25% - less than the rate of inflation. But oil prices have gone up 270% in the same period.
"Low turnout for fuel price demos": BBC News
I can understand that people want to protect their livelihoods. However, [...]
Pump It Up
I love the petrol prices going up. It’s like a grand social experiment.
You know those t-shirts that say "how do you keep an idiot busy?"? It’s like that. It’s also like the realisation of the phrase "a fool and his money are soon parted". I wonder how high petrol prices will go before the general [...]
Grave For Dave
I don’t like to get too political, unless either I feel strongly about something, or something is so ridiculous it is worth mentioning. This is one such occasion.
David Cameron hasn’t had a good week. When he isn’t making an arse out of himself, someone else seems to be doing it for him. After all the [...]
Driving Off The Wall
According to BBC News, the government is proposing a shake-up of the driving test system, which targets so-called "Novice Drivers". Lies. It really means "young drivers".
They propose:
people learning to drive from the age of 17, but not taking the test until they are 18
drivers completing a set minimum number of lessons with a structured syllabus
extending [...]
Fault Line
I despair at mankind, I really do. It appears to take some objective thought to realise why the human race is becoming a burden upon itself. The problem is that we don’t seem to take responsibility for anything any more. There are several examples of this - and they are blindingly obvious.
The Greenhouse Effect: everyone [...]
Buttercups And Daisies
Why would anyone want to drive to work?
The best part about getting the bus is looking out of the window and seeing the things that most drivers would not get the opportunity to appreciate. People forget that it is spring outside.
To be fair, not many drivers could miss the dawn of spring here in Cramlington: [...]
Whacky Races
Few things rile me. However, you car drivers really make my blood boil.
"We pay too much to drive"… "The government are targeting us"… "We’re the ones being punished"…
Erm yes…? That is the point. In general, you are selfish, you are lazy, you can’t consider those beyond the metal frame of your vehicle. You complain about [...]
Car Manufacturers
Car manufacturers make millions and millions of pounds (read dollars) every year. Brand new car sales are huge, and customers are spending more and more each year to keep themselves on the road with the newest vehicles. I wouldn’t say competition is huge - every manufacturer seems to do enough to have their cars seen [...]
Car Drivers
I’m not going to direct this rant at cars. Cars are a good thing. Car drivers are not. Cars aren’t arrogant and dismissive of their contribution to the world.
The thing is, most people don’t need to drive. In fact, rather few do. So why do people drive? Because they are lazy bastards, for the most [...]