[sustran] Letter from Nepal: When roads are claiming people's lives

[eric britton]

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Letter <http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/2010/07/13/letter-from-nepal-when-roads-are-claiming-peoples-lives/>  from Nepal: When roads are claiming people's lives 


The Editor <http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/author/worldstreets/>  | 13 July 2010 at 13:31 | Categories: New Mobility <http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/new-mobility/>  | URL: http://wp.me/psKUY-Ly 

The number of cars in Kathmandu Valley has increased tenfold over the last 15 years, largely because banks have had few other viable investment opportunities amid deteriorating security conditions.  According to the Department of Transport Management, there are 444,700 registered vehicles in Bagmati zone, most in the Kathmandu Valley. Kathmandu Valley claims to have one [...]

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