If cars and trucks could reproduce, they would surely rank as the planet’s dominant species. From the tiniest Tata Nano to the most massive of monster mega-trucks, guesstimates for the the global fleet now approach, if not exceed, one billion. By mass and weight, humans were left in the CO2-laced dust a long time ago. Nothing in the history of history, short of an asteroid, has ever had such a speedy and profound global impact. It is a car & truck world. And we have to live with it.
Or at least try to make the best of it.
Jakarta, from "The world’s 20 cities with the worst traffic jams"
- In Jakarta, where “total traffic” (all rush hour, all the time) is expected by 2011, some have found a bit of gold in the gridlock. Passengers-for-higher called “jockeys” hustle for pick ups from drivers needing to fill seats to qualify for slightly speedier high occupancy lanes. (more…)
Filed under: climate change, traffic, transportation, air pollution | Tagged: climate change, global warming, public health, traffic, Jakarta, Sao Paulo, Cairo, Tata Nano, cars, trucks, United Nations Road Safey Collaboration, traffic deaths, Making Roads Safe, Decade of Action for Road Safety, urban heat island effect, Lewis Ziska, George Robertson, Vauban, Germany, Dual Mode transporation, gridlock, Tom Vanderbilt. Sarah Watson | Leave a Comment »
