Jakarta to set new school and working hours

The Jakarta Post |  Fri, 11/21/2008 5:58 PM  |  Jakarta
Jakarta city administration is set to issue a regulation to make school hours begin half an hour earlier (6.30 a.m.) as of Jan. 1, to ease morning and noon traffic congestion around the city.
“We will propose this new arrangement to Governor Fauzi Bowo. If he approves, [...]

28 Reasons to Bike

1. Increase in local property values.
A May 14, 2002 release reports that a recent National Association of Realtors (NAR) and National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) survey of 2000 homebuyers ranked a trail as “the second most important neighborhood amenity for homebuyers.” “Only highway access (44%) ranked higher, and 16 other amenities including parks, shopping, [...]

Top Safety Picks 2008

Top Safety Picks 2008

Criteria: The Institute rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal, or poor based on performance in high-speed front and side crash tests plus evaluations of seat/head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts. The first requirement for a vehicle to become a Top Safety Pick is to earn good ratings in all [...]

Keeping Children Safe in Crashes

More than 1,000 children 12 and younger in passenger vehicles die in crashes every year, and more than 100,000 are injured. Parents can reduce the risk to their kids by properly securing them in the back seat of their vehicle.
The pictures below are designed to help parents choose the right type of restraint for their [...]

2009’s Most Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

2009 Acura TSX

The new model year brings with it some surprises in fuel economy–particularly from the German automakers.
By Sam Warren
Gas prices are still well above $2 a gallon across most of the country and, with the economy hurting, fuel efficiency should be a determining factor for any car buyer. It’s only natural that consumers would [...]

Air Pollution, Global Warming Costing California Billions Each Year

Global warming may impose high tolls on the state’s $2.5-trillion real estate assets, with extreme weather, sea level rise and frequent wildfires likely to cost it between $300 million and $3.9 billion a year, depending on warming rates and greenhouse gas emission efforts, warns a ”California Climate Risk and Response” report by University of California, [...]

Gas prices seesaw

Source : http://www.whittierdailynews.com
NEXT to the weather and taxes, many of us who commute to work have come to believe that there’s nothing we can do about traffic, either. Even so, the first thing many commuters say when they get to work or return home is their observation on their commute, and it usually isn’t pretty.
But [...]