CYCLIST and presenter Jeremy Vine has said that Radio 2 should stop calling a show Drivetime because cars should not be celebrated. After Sara Cox was announced – in a press release that used the word “Drivetime” five times – as the new host for Radio 2’s 5-7pm slot yesterday, Vine hit out at the use of the term. He said: “Our addiction to the motor vehicle has made our cities traffic sewers; made us asthmatic, fat and angry; and made our planet suffer. “We shouldn’t be celebrating a form of transport that kills 1,700 people a year. “The programme needs a different name for post-car Britain.” Vine, 53, is a passionate cyclist and uses an electric bike to get around London. He has previously been abused by a motorist, which resulted in the driver serving jail time. Dan Walker, presenter of BBC Breakfast, appeared to hit back at Vine’s suggestion however. FATAL COP CHASE Baby boy, 1, among 4 killed as woman fights for life after cop chase crash Exclusive THAT’S YER TOT Supermum celebrates the birth of 21st baby and says it ‘WILL be their last’ THE WHIPPING BOYS Gangs of Roma kids WHIP locals amid tension since city’s migrant influx SICK dad Girl, 2, ‘screamed and cried as dad raped her in horrific vid he put on dark web’ Exclusive KNIFED IN HIS CELL Sarah Payne killer Roy Whiting fights for life after murderers stab him SICKENING ATTACKS DJ raped boy, 3, in toilet before targeting another at 5th birthday… [Read full story]
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