There seem to be two different issues here - the first, people who "have" to drive to work - I wonder how many people drive to an office and spend all day on the computer or the phone - things they could just as easily do from home, and how many goods on our roads are really essential, or are things being moved round in a long chain of production that could better be done in one place.

The second issue is folk performers, who have to drive from gig to gig. Looking at many performers' web sites, they don't seem to give much consideration to logistics. I see people playing in gigs hundreds of miles apart on successive nights. Perhaps a little better planning by event organisers and performers could lead to some economies for both sides?

John