Comments on: Will Technology Save Us?

By: Increasing Fuel Efficiency Is Good, But It’s Not Everything | TheCityFix.com

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:36:33 +0000

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By: Increasing Fuel Efficiency Is Good, But It’s Not Everything | TheCityFix DC

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:36:52 +0000

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By: Transport Portugal

Transport Portugal — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:22:46 +0000

Thanks for discussion on global warming, really improve of transportation is the main cause, if new technology will not added with the transport system we will not save.

By: Sam Ripley

Sam Ripley — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:06:37 +0000

Its perhaps important to state here that along with better bikes (electric or non) the physical design of an urban area is key. Julia mentioned above that tourism busses and other vehicles congest streets in Chaing Mai- so even if you’r sporting some kind of wonderbike, its a discouraging environment to be using it in. Its kind of bi-modal problem- we need both the mode of getting places, and good paths to actually ride on.

By: Julia

Julia — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:03:58 +0000

Living in Chaing Mai/Thailand since a year or so, I can just hope that technology in connection with urban policy will help us to survive the upcoming hot season : there are already hundreds of tourism busses crowing the streets as the entire city is accessible by cars and threewheelers: the air is getting so contaminated. In 03/2007 the town was even declared the most unhealthy city by the FT! That calmed down during the rainy season but I am really afraid of going outside and using my bicycle as I feel more contaminated than staying home! What are other cities experiences? Is the mafia dominating the “public transport means” everywhere so strong in Asia that no “green” and soft mobility steps can be taken?

By: star

star — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 07:41:40 +0000

Electric bikes are popular in my country.It is faster than the normal bike,and it makes persons not to be tired from one place to another. but there are some limits.No more than two persons can use one at a time,and we have to change the engine in a year.so we need new technology to improve the transportation.

By: Ethan Arpi

Ethan Arpi — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:02:26 +0000

Linda, I’ve heard that in parts of Asia they have electric bikes that only use an engine for going up hill. This seems to have not caught on here because bikes are thought of as being for recreation use, that is exercise, and note transportation.

By: JOSE LIMA

JOSE LIMA — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:10:40 +0000

I SEE YOUR POINT VERY INTERESANT,I ALSO BELIEVE AS GOVERNMENTS TAX FOR CARS THEY NEED TO CREATE INCENTIVES ON THE TAX SIDE TO MOTIVATE THE USE OF BIKES AND ALSO ASSOCIATE THAT WITH HEALTH CARE BENEFITS.

By: Linda Marshall

Linda Marshall — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:13:58 +0000

We have to make biking ’sexy’ and encourage part motorised for hills, sensible storage, easily useable & accessible and useful for carrying whatever we need to carry with us. Also protection gear to wear. Otherwise people will NOT jump on their bikes but I believe BIKING MADE EASY would encourage some people to do so, it has to be a whole package and economically viable.

By: daver

daver — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:22:01 +0000

Additionally almost half of a vehicles pollution is created during the building of the vehicle so even with hybrids you still face that issue.