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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Peak Car
BBC Inside Out looks at what has been happening on Britain's roads over the last decade
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Hammersmith Flyover
Duration: 08:05
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The future of car and rail travel
Duration: 08:47
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Preview: Future of transport
Duration: 00:32
Which way forward for Britain's car and rail travel?
The BBC has been given the first look at research into something surprising that has been happening on Britain's roads over the past decade or more.
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.
Read the full story on the BBC News website from BBC Transport Correspondent, Richard Westcott.
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 more about the RAC Foundation research report and find out about your region.
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.
Read the full story on the BBC News website.
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 talks to 19-year-old Lee Vernon who explains why he thinks young men are driving fewer miles than in the mid-1990s.
Watch a video feature on the BBC News website.
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.
Watch a video feature on the BBC News website.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Matthew Wright |
| Reporter | Tony Blackburn |
Broadcast
- Mon 3 Dec 201219:30BBC One London
