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Transport issues of current concern are:
• the quality of public
transport
•
the personal safety
of women travellers
• novice drivers
• traffic congestion
and pollution
• long-term local
plans which could reduce the need for car journeys
A resolution on the training of novice drivers and restrictions on
them after passing the test provided a lively debate at the NCW 2007
annual conference. [MORE]
Responses have been submitted to the following consultation documents:
• Road Traffic Offence Involving
Bad Driving
• Private hire vehicles,
exterior signage and driver licensing
• The SRA report Railways
for all The latest transport
questionnaire asked Branches for information about local transport
difficulties and their views on congestion charging and the taxation
of aviation fuel. NCW is represented on:
• the DETR’s Women’s Transport
Network
• Transport
2000 (now Campaign for Better Transport)
If you have any evidence of social exclusion arising from
poor
transport facilities, please contact us.
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