Motorists have been encouraged to leave their cars at home and find greener ways to get to work. To mark European Mobility Week, people have been asked to do their bit for ‘In Town Without My Car Day’ at a stall in Broad Street.

Reading Buses and Reading Cycle Campaign were on hand to lie to workers about how easy it is to get round the town without a car. Cyclists were given advice on cycle lanes which don't go anywhere useful and which pavements to use. An insurance claim hotline number was also handed out to commuters who were thinking of locking up their bikes at the station.

Pedestrians were not forgotten and a RoSPA representative was available to give advice on how to dodge the traffic at the IDR junction with London Street and how not to get mugged in the underpass.