[sustran] Re: Motorized Two and Three Wheelers

[Chris.Dias at EMITEC.COM]

Dear Sudhir.
Thank you for your note & mail.
As was seen at the BAQ2008, 2&3-wheelers are here to stay in Asia and moreover offer a number of benefits both in terms of transport effeciency, per capital fuel effeciency & CO2 emissions, and overall emission loads.
There is of course some ground to cover with tightening legislation in many asian countries. But I do not see any concern in meeting tighter emission legislation with the availability of improved powertrain & cost effective after-treatment technology solutions.
One issue that will remain is the treatment of the existing vehicle population. Here too retro-fitted after-treatment technology solutions & devices are available. All that is required is a workable policy to be mandated with a supporting control infrastructure.
The other issue that will need to be resolved lies in the domain of traffic management experts as to how to best integrate this cheap, efficient and clean transport mode into the existing traffic system. As I have always said, the solution to this too can be more easily found if we start to accept that all other modes of transport are in conflict with the motorcycle and not vice-versa.
In case any of your readers desire, I would be happy to circulate details of after-treatment technology solutions available in the EMITEC product program and how these can effectively benefit cost & clean mobility.
With Regards.
Chris Dias


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>>> Sudhir <sudhir at cai-asia.org> 12/4/2008 2:22 PM >>>
Dear All,

During the recently held Better Air Quality (BAQ) workshop 2008 (
http://www.baq2008.org/), there were lot of discussions on the role of
motorized two and three wheelers. The aspects considered were their growth,
their role and their impact on the quality of life of people. Two and Three
wheelers often have been neglected by policymakers and many contradictory
actions have been taken across Asia.

Please visit links
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/articles-73129_wheelers.pdf &
http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/propertyvalue-21710.html and
to access the discussion paper & some of the presentations.

We would require your inputs on this discussion paper. what do you think
about the two and three wheelers? Would they continue to dominate? Are they
part of problem or solution? What kind of technological and traffic
solutions can help in making them more safer and efficient mode of
Transportation? How to prevent the jump of NMT users to two and three
wheelers? Would you allow them in bike lanes? How do you solve these
problems???

there are lot of questions which needs to be answered and many stakeholders
like CAI-Asia,PCFV, ITDP and ICCT are looking in this issue. please help us
know your views on this so that proper policies can be framed for two and
three wheelers.

best regards
Sudhir Gota

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