But, of course, National Car Free Day doesn't translate into National Let's-get-public-transport-working Day. The day started out, in the Carnivorous Cow barn, with the radio news announcing rail delays on the Khayelitsha line owing to cable theft. Buses would be used to transport commuters to Mandalay, increasing road traffic rather than decreasing it.
Judging by the number of cars on Campus today, National Car Free Day hasn't been a popular concept. (Or perhaps we're just not part of the "nation"?) Carnivorous Cow found this strangely reassuring. It resonated deeply with the subtext of Our Leader's recent argument in the Senate. As much as we love Transformation, we do so hate change. And, despite the myth to the contrary, change is *not* as good as a holiday. Carnivorous Cow was adamant that she'd take the holiday, given the choice, any day.