Road transport

Modes of land transport:

· Trains

· Coaches (in most cases the cheapest mode of transport)

- Express national & international routes

- Private hire

- Tour

- Transfer services

· Private cars

- Owned

- Rental

Road transport is the oldest mode of travelling. The popularity of a motor car is due to the fact that it provides comfort, privacy, flexibility in timing, and the choice of routes and destinations – and theoretically, door-to-door service – except in cities where parking is a growing problem. Coaching provides not only a change of transport mode to transfer passengers from airports to other terminals to their final destination but also the basis for excursions from resorts and touring holidays Unfortunately for those people who prefer leisurely travel, both railroads and steamships have lost much of their business in the second half of the 20^th century. The automobile has replaced the railroad for most local travel. It offers convenience. The traveller can depart from his own home and arrive at his destination without transferring luggage or having to cope with any of the other difficulties that would ordinarily confront him. The apparent costs of a trip by automobile are also lower, especially for family groups.

A very large percentage of domestic tourism now takes advantage of the automobile for transportation. In Europe, where the distance from one national board to another may be very short, automobiles are also used extensively for international journeys. In town it is such a nuisance with all these traffic jams or hold-ups, round-abouts, detours and so on. It is not very pleasant to drive on a bumpy road or get a flat tyre, or still worse, when you get stuck in the mud.

But what can be better than a spin in a car on a week-end with your friend? As soon as you get out of the crowded town and see the long wide road opening up before you, what a thrill it is to feel your car rush forward at a touch of your foot, to feel the wind in your face, to see houses, trees, people flash past, to feel the real joy of speed. Then, of course, you see much more of the country than you do on a plane. What magnificent views you behold on your way by car, which you definitely miss traveling by plane.

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