"Green campaigners have accused council officials of showing “utter contempt” for residents by failing to combat the issue."
To which, the council replied, "What's a 'resident'? We've looked at ways of lowering pollution, but they would all impact drivers, so they're not acceptable.".
I found this particularly laughable:
"Cllr Hampshire insisted regular meetings had been held with bus companies, with the council identifying the reduction in bus fumes as its best option to improve air quality.
He said drastic measures may have to be considered in the long term, including restricting the number of vehicles passing through the town.
He added: “There are already local authorities that only allow public transport in town centres at peak times.”"
Buses are an estimated 2.5% of the traffic (the article mentions 20,000 vehicles, including 500 buses).
Interesting how he's insisting on ignoring the 97.5% of vehicles that aren't buses... and that his solution is to reduce public transport.
I've never heard "let's cut back on public transport" as a green measure before.