The state government must see reason over our worsening traffic.

THIS is the First Commandment: '''I am the Lord your God. You shalt have no other gods before me.'' The God in Australia, of course, is the motor car; it is worshipped by every government, and no government in the past, now, or in the future would break the commandment. Too dangerous.

The reason? We adore our automobiles; sitting there, inevitably alone, in the sealed cocoon, radio tuned in sweetly to drive time. Then there are the beautiful comforts of mobile phone, satellite nav, automatic seat adjustment, climate control tuned into a perfect 22 degrees. Why would you want to step out into the crude open air?

And most of us don't. It's a psychological thing. We feel more secure, alone in our cocoon and not listening to mobile phone chatters on public transport.

It is hard to think of any government in Victoria that did anything serious about giving us more railway lines. Former premier Sir Henry Bolte could have been the worst: he loved tearing up railway lines. They have all been car worshippers, every last man and woman, Jack and Jill of them.