San Francisco Bay to be electric car capital

San Francisco Bay to be electric car capital
• Plan predicts 1m petrol vehicles replaced by 2015
• Charging points to be on offer throughout cities
by Bobbie Johnson in San Francisco and Alok Jha
The Guardian, Saturday November 22 2008

Officials [...]

Public Transportation; You Know Why They Ride, But Don’t Forget Why They Stay?

by Joe Caruso
It’s a great time for public transportation.  Almost daily a system is reporting increased ridership in great part to $4.00 a gallon gasoline.  The ramp up of ridership has paralleled the increase in gas prices for a couple of years now, but the most recent high prices have been the point where [...]

Transit systems, not people, cause traffic jams

C.W. Nevius, Chronicle Columnist
Thursday, December 4, 2008
(12-03) 19:54 PST — The problem with the proposal to charge a toll to drive in crowded areas of San Francisco during rush hour is that the logic behind the idea is backward.

The standard line is that those stubborn, heedless drivers are refusing to get out of their [...]

17 Ribu Orang Tewas dalam Kecelakaan Lalu Lintas

Kamis, 4 Desember 2008 – 18:30 wib
YOGYAKARTA – Dirjen Perhubungan Darat Departemen Perhubungan (Dephub) Suroyo Alimuso mengatakan setiap tahunnya setidaknya tercatat 17 ribu korban tewas akibat kecelakaan lalu lintas dengan kendaraan bermotor.
“Setiap tahun diperkirakan sekira 17 ribu korban meninggal akibat kecelakaan lalu lintas, dan 90 persen disebabkan perilaku pengemudi,” ujar Suroyo di sela kegiatan workshop [...]