[sustran] Re: Motorcycle taxi in New Delhi!

[Viet Hung Khuat]

Dear Dr. Hook,
Thank you very much for your kind recommendation. I will try to contact the
company.
I read some of your publications about the transport crisis in Jakarta and
Asia. I am really want to have more knowloedge from you in order to do my
Ph.D. thesis. 
I am looking forward to have further support from you.
Yours sincerely,
Khuat Viet HUng

 I know that the Bajaj company makes a reasonably ok CNG three wheeled 
> motorcycle taxi that is all over Delhi now, and also they did a prototype 
> for LPG and for electric.  The electric one works fine but its more 
> expensive particularly when replacing the battery pack.  if you want 
> detailed info you can try contacting Bajaj directly,.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Viet Hung Khuat" <kviethung at gmx.de>
> To: "Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport" 
> <sustran-discuss at list.jca.apc.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 8:25 AM
> Subject: [sustran] Motorcycle taxi in New Delhi!
> 
> 
> > Dear Hafiza,
> > Thank for the information, if any of you have information about the
> > Motorcycle taxi in New Delhi and Taipei, Please kindly provide me.
> > Thank you for help!
> > Khuat Viet Hung
> >> Something from another list (gender and transport) that might be of
> >> interest to some here on sustran-discuss.
> >> Paul
> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: hafiza at bangla.net [mailto:hafiza at bangla.net]
> >> > Sent: Thursday, 3 February 2005 10:59 AM
> >> > To: Gender and Transport
> >> > Subject: [gatnet] Re: Tempo Boys
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > > Dear Priyanthy
> >> > The teen  age tempo boys are still there working in Dhaka. As
> >> > you know government has withdrawn the two stroke Engine
> >> > tempos from Dhaka city, these are being replaced by four
> >> > stroke engine tempos run by CNG. These tempos are operating
> >> > not at the central part of the city but certainly in
> >> > different routes connecting nodal points of Dhaka with its
> >> > fringe areas. Tempo bys are still working there. On the other
> >> > hand the two stroke engine tempos are operating in district
> >> > towns (small towns) or the suburban areas at the periphery of
> >> > Dhaka city (out side the City Corporation).
> >> > These tempo boys are still there. Over time many of them have
> >> > eventually became driver of tempo or some other vehicle,
> >> > operator of mini or big buses. Some of them became the
> >> > workers indifferent workshops. In other words most of them
> >> > are still involved with transport related activities directly
> >> > or indirectly.
> >> > However it is remarkable that average age of the tempo boys
> >> > has increased than the previous ones but still most of them
> >> > are in teen age.
> >> > Regards Hafiza
> >> >
> >> > Quoting Priyanthi <priyanthi.fernando at ifrtd.org>:
> >> >
> >> > > A question for our Bangladeshi friends,.but one that might interest
> >> > > everyone on this list.
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> > >
> >> > > In the February 2001 issue of IFRTD's Forum News (check out our
> >> > > website www.ifrtd.org <http://www.ifrtd.org/>  for a copy)
> >> > we had an
> >> > > article about the tempo boys. Four years later, do you still find
> >> > > them?  Would like to know - as they raise issues relating
> >> > to children as transporters.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > Priyanthi
> >>
> >>
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> on
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> >>
> >
> > -- 
> > ****************************************
> > Khuat Viet Hung, M.Eng
> > (C/o: Prof. Manfred Boltze)
> > Institut fuer Verkehr, TU Darmstadt
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> > SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, 
> > equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries
> > (the 'Global South'). Because of the history of the list, the main focus
> > is on urban transport policy in Asia. 
> 
> 
> 
> ================================================================
> SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred,
> equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries
(the
> 'Global South'). Because of the history of the list, the main focus is on
> urban transport policy in Asia.
> 

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****************************************
Khuat Viet Hung, M.Eng
(C/o: Prof. Manfred Boltze)
Institut fuer Verkehr, TU Darmstadt
Petersenstrasse 30, 64287 Darmstadt, Deutschland
Tel. : + 49-6151-16 2026
Fax:  + 49-6151-16 2045

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