Clearly I am biased about this because I run a motoring club but many women drivers like me need a car for one or more of the following reasons…
“Our public transport service is virtually non-existent”
“I have multiple small children to ferry around”
“I like to feel safe when I go out at night”
“I am not confident enough to cycle in town”
“I am not confident enough to drive an unfamiliar car that I know little about… (common car club concern)
So with all these good reasons why many women drivers favour our cars why should we be made to feel bad about this or be inconvenienced for driving when we have no choice? Who are the real motoring sadists out there?
Well I suggest that a few of them must live in Brighton; cyclists probably, trendsetters of course and jolly good environmentalists I feel sure. But they clearly care not a jot about business people who need to visit Brighton and who must surely dread the experience as much as I do.
Whenever I have a business meeting in Brighton I need to add another half an hour to get through the traffic and find somewhere to park. It’s unbelievably stressful, wastes loads of my time, too many meters are unreliable (trust me I know) and car parks are SO very expensive.
Why is the traffic so bad Brighton and your parking provision even worse? Why are so many new houses built without any parking spaces or garages? If the buses are where it’s at, how come so many of us still need to use cars to go to the theatre, attend business meetings, deliver heavy sales stocks or simply travel from one business location to another without wasting days entering or exiting your city…
Give me a choice and I’ll arrange a meeting anywhere in Sussex but Brighton. I’ll then buy a drink and a meal which would otherwise have gone into Brighton’s coffers.
Just how unfriendly can you really afford to be in future?
Are there other unfriendly places motorists should avoid in the UK?
Please tell me before it’s too late…
FOXY Steph
