'Jam Busting June', a travel scheme, which aimed to get commuters out of their vehicles and encourage them to choose greener and more sustainable modes of travel has been hailed a good time.

The scheme attracted nearly 3,000 people across the west of England. The number of entrants this year was more than twice the numbers in 2006.

According to South Gloucestershire Council, the scheme saved nearly 70,000 car miles and also cut more than 8.3 tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2).

Points were awarded to the entrants for each day they made their journey to work without using a car. Later, those having the highest points were entered into a draw for distributing prizes.

Encouraging people to choose a walk, cycle, car share, or board the bus or train to go to work rather than choosing to drive, the travel scheme ran all over Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire in the month of June.

"The four authorities are committed to improving the transport network to make it easier and safer for everyone to get around. The Jam Busting June initiative has a critical part to play in showing commuters that they can travel to work in a more sustainable and efficient way", said Councillor Brian Allinson.

It was indeed a good innovating scheme and no wonder that it was successful in its appeal to the British people and also in carbon offsetting.