The regional transport studies on which Mr Darling's new road-building plans are based, concluded that demand is so intense around London that charging must be introduced if the new road capacity is not to fill up with traffic at almost the same level of congestion.
The launch of DriveNow and ParkNow in San Francisco and other cities is part of our commitment to the development of new mobility offerings, which will reduce the level of pollutant emissions and traffic congestion and improve quality of life for residents.
The air quality would certainly be a lot worse if the commuters turned to conventional buses. (Calculated on a per passenger journey basis, experts say, buses emit 100 times the level of respirable particles generated by mass rail.) Ditto for congestion.
Commuters fed up with battling road congestion in their cars have helped boost 1999's motorcycle sales to their highest level for 17 years, by abandoning four wheels for two.