Following a survey that found Birmingham to be among the country’s most dismal driving locations, Councillor Len Gregory told the Birmingham Post: “It is absolute nonsense to suggest Birmingham is not a car-friendly city….We put a lot into improving the lot of motorists.”
Birmingham "bad for cars" survey is rubbish. Birmingham Post 27th June 2009
Right on councillor! “Car-friendly” is the operative phrase indeed.
That Birmingham has long worshipped at the altar of the motor vehicle must be due, in large part, to the city having been the home of the Longbridge motor manufactory and its vast associated supply chain. (more…)