Bypass the woolly halfwits

Today's announcement that the preferred route for the Aberdeen bypass (or to give it it's full title, the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route - cue sing-song chorus of "ooohhh, Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route" a la "Chewin' the Fat") doesn't seem to have gone down well with the Party that the Electorate forgot. The usual crass, glib & unthinking response from their spokesperson shows just how deeply ingrained the anti-road/car dogma is within it's thinking. Despite Aberdeen's terrible air quality on the main routes through the town (that is misleading, it implies that there are routes around the town), the Green Party along with their equally luddite pals at the Friends of the Earth are obviously happy to see this situation remain rather than face up to the idea of building a bypass. Given the growth of Aberdeen over the past 30-40 years and the resolute failure of any cohesive transport plan, the introduction of the bypass is about the only viable option open to government to alleviate the clogged streets of Aberdeen.
I was also glad to see that the treasured Camphill Community will remain largely unaffected by the proposed route. It would have been a genuine tragedy to see such a place lose out purely on the basis of choosing the "cheapest" route.