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    The city of Cambridge could be the first in Britain to introduce road pricing to reduce traffic congestion. A meeting on November 20th will decide on a "congestion-metering" scheme where drivers entering the city would be charged proportionate to the congestion their vehicles cause. The money raised would fund a new tram line. Cambridge is seen as a good test area as it has well-defined borders and many commuters driving into the congested city center. If approved, further research and a pilot program would take place with the goal of having the system operational by 1995.

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    The city of Cambridge could be the first in Britain to introduce road pricing to reduce traffic congestion. A meeting on November 20th will decide on a "congestion-metering" scheme where drivers entering the city would be charged proportionate to the congestion their vehicles cause. The money raised would fund a new tram line. Cambridge is seen as a good test area as it has well-defined borders and many commuters driving into the congested city center. If approved, further research and a pilot program would take place with the goal of having the system operational by 1995.

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    The city of Cambridge could be the first in Britain to introduce road pricing to reduce traffic congestion. A meeting on November 20th will decide on a "congestion-metering" scheme where drivers entering the city would be charged proportionate to the congestion their vehicles cause. The money raised would fund a new tram line. Cambridge is seen as a good test area as it has well-defined borders and many commuters driving into the congested city center. If approved, further research and a pilot program would take place with the goal of having the system operational by 1995.

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    The city of Cambridge could be the first in Britain to introduce road pricing to reduce traffic congestion. A meeting on November 20th will decide on a "congestion-metering" scheme where drivers entering the city would be charged proportionate to the congestion their vehicles cause. The money raised would fund a new tram line. Cambridge is seen as a good test area as it has well-defined borders and many commuters driving into the congested city center. If approved, further research and a pilot program would take place with the goal of having the system operational by 1995.

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    Reading Comprehension-2

    A FIRST IN CAMBRIDGE
    The university city of Cambridge could be the first in Britain to introduce road pricing. A meeting
    of the country council on November 20th is expected to give the go ahead in principle to
    “congestion-metering”. The idea is to charge all motorists who enter the city for the congestion
    their cars cause. The money raised would help to pay for a super-tram line from the north to
    super-tram line from the north to the south of the city. ;
    Cambridge should be a good test-bed for road pricing. It is a compact place, with little urban
    sprawl- so the boundaries of the city center are easily defined - and many people commute by car.
    The city’s traffic has, become as congested as London’s after rising by %47 in the past decade. It
    is expected to go up by another 40% in the 1990s, partly because the city hopes for another
    25,000 jobs during them. The council fears that unless it reduces congestion, the traffic bottleneck
    could strangle the commercial expansion which is supposed to bring those jobs. But any new
    roads would risk ruining the city’s character and undermining its booming tourist business.
    The road-pricing scheme is the brain child of the country surveyor. Mr. Brian Oldbridge, who has
    been working with technical help from Newcastle University. The organizers would provide a
    meter, free of charge, to all vehicles in the area. The meters would be switched on automatically
    by a set of beacons around the perimeter of Cambridge as a vehicle entered the city. The driver
    would then be charged in direct proportion to the congestion he encountered. (The meter would
    identify congestion by the stop-start-stop pattern of driving).
    This sounds unfair. Why should a driver be penalized for encountering a jam? The theory is that
    jams are caused by all the vehicles in them so their drivers should all pay. The system would thus
    provide an incentive for drivers to avoid jams, for example by travelling in off-peak periods.
    Drivers would pay by a “smart card”, which would carry a fixed number of pre-paid units like a
    phone card. One feature may not appeal to Cambridge folk. Once the card’s units have been used
    up, the meter would cut off the petrol supply on the next occasion when the engine was switched
    off; so it would be impossible to restart a car until a new card had been inserted. That could mean
    lots of pay-as-you-jam motorists fuming behind the stalled cars of the forgetful.
    If the council agrees, further research will be carried out; then there would be a pilot scheme; then
    Parliament would have to approve a private bill, and the system could be in operation by 1995.
    Enthusiasts think it could be a model for the rest of Britain’s cities.

     The meeting of the city council is on October 20th. True / False


     With the money collected, it would be easier to construct a tram line in True / False
    the city.
     Mr. Brian Oldridge has been working in Newcastle. True / False
     “Smart cards” are similar to phone cards. True / False
     The system could be in operation by 1995. True / False

     What is the role of the Cambridge city in this article?


    It is the first city that introduced the road pricing system
     Why is Cambridge a good test place for establishing the road pricing system?
    Because it is a compact place with little urban sprawl
     What is the council’s fear?
    The traffic could cause some problems
     What sounds unfair?
    Only the drivers out of the town should be penalised.
     What is a “smart card”.
    A kind of card that carries a fixed number like a phone card.

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