<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C69519.7C407D40"> <link rel=Edit-Time-Data href="cid:editdata.mso@01C69519.7C407D40">  <title>Ride To Work Day July 19, 2006</title> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place" downloadurl="http://www.5iantlavalamp.com/"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region" downloadurl="http://www.5iantlavalamp.com/"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> I agree with you Will. It is the same here in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Sri Lanka</st1:place></st1:country-region> and elsewhere in <st1:place>Asia</st1:place>.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Thank you.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Ranjith<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> -----Original Message----- From: sustran-discuss-bounces+ranjithsd=sltnet.lk@list.jca.apc.org [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+ranjithsd=sltnet.lk@list.jca.apc.org] On Behalf Of Will Ross Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 8:42 AM To: Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport Subject: [sustran] Re: Motorcycle and Scooter Ride to Work Day in the USWednesday, July 19, 2006] <o:p> </o:p> <div> Eric<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> why are you misusing Sustran to promote the use of motorcycles? This list is supposed to be about sustainable transport - affordable, non-polluting, equitable, social, community-oriented, safe - eg walking, cycling, public transport. We shouldn't be promoting or encouraging motorcycle use. <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Eric, please visit Bangkok and see for yourself the consequence of promoting motorcycle use  - noise, pollution, anti-social behaviour, individualistic, and extreme danger to pedestrians, cyclists and themselves. Here, around 15,000 people are killed on the roads each year - 80%-85% of them are motorcyclists.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Will<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Bangkok<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid green 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> <div> ----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p> </div> <div style='font-color:black'> From: <a href="mailto:eric.britton@ecoplan.org" title="eric.britton@ecoplan.org">Eric.Britton</a> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> To: <a href="mailto:Sustran-discuss@jca.apc.org" title="Sustran-discuss@jca.apc.org">Sustran-discuss@jca.apc.org</a> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 4:12 AM<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Subject: [sustran] Motorcycle and Scooter Ride to Work Day in the US Wednesday,July 19, 2006]<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <div> Press Release: For Immediate Release Date: 6/19/06 Subject: Ride To Work Day 2006<o:p></o:p> <h1 align=center style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:center'>Motorcycle and Scooter Ride to Work Day is Wednesday, July 19, 2006<o:p></o:p></h1> This year's fifteenth annual motorcycle and scooter commuting demonstration will increase the number of riders on the road, according to Ride to Work, a non-profit advocacy organization. "Riding to work on this day shows the positive value of motorcycles and scooters for transportation. For many people, riding is an economical, efficient and socially responsible form of mobility that saves energy, helps the environment and provides a broad range of other public benefits," states Andy Goldfine, the event organizer. Motorcycle and scooter enthusiasts and rider organizations worldwide encourage their members to ride to work on this day.<o:p></o:p> According to the United States Census Bureau and the Department of Transportation, over eighty million cars and light trucks are used for daily commuting on American roads, and about 200,000 motorcycles and scooters are a regular part of this mix. On Ride to Work Day, the practical side of riding becomes more visible as a larger number of America's 8,000,000 cycles are ridden to work.<o:p></o:p> Ride to Work Day helps demonstrate how these vehicles make parking easier and help traffic flow better. Studies have shown that across equal distances commuting motorcyclists reach their destinations in less time than those using automobiles, that motorcycles and scooters consume less resources per mile than automobiles, and that they take up less space on roads. Motorcycle and scooter riders seek improved employer recognition and support for this form of transportation, and more public and government awareness of the positive value of riding.<o:p></o:p> Alternate formats (<a href="http://www.ridetowork.org/files/master/pressrelease/rtw20060619.pdf">PDF</a>) (<a href="http://www.ridetowork.org/files/master/pressrelease/rtw20060619.txt">TXT</a>) (<a href="http://www.ridetowork.org/files/master/pressrelease/rtw20060619.doc">DOC</a>)<o:p></o:p> <div style='margin-left:.5in'> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" noshade color=gray align=center> </div> </div> Ride to Work Day, a 501 c4 nonprofit organization, can be reached at:<o:p></o:p> POB 1072, Proctor, Minnesota, 55810 USA<o:p></o:p> <a href="http://www.ridetowork.org">http://www.ridetowork.org</a><o:p></o:p> 218 722 9806<o:p></o:p> Christine Holt <a href="mailto:chold@ridetowork.org">chold@ridetowork.org</a><o:p></o:p> Andy Goldfine <a href="mailto:agoldfine@ridetowork.org">agoldfine@ridetowork.org</a><o:p></o:p> Ride to Work Day Mission Statement:<o:p></o:p> To advocate and support the use of motorcycles for transportation, and to provide information about transportation riding to the public.<o:p></o:p> Affiliated Ride to Work Day Countries:<o:p></o:p> Germany, Philippines, England, Germany, Israel, Turkey, Ecuador, United States, and many others.<o:p></o:p> Newsletter:<o:p></o:p> Sample issues of 'The Daily Rider' newsletter are available for download at:<o:p></o:p> <a href="http://www.ridetowork.org/dailyrider">http://www.ridetowork.org/dailyrider</a><o:p></o:p> History:<o:p></o:p> A brief history of Ride to Work Day is available for viewing at:<o:p></o:p> <a href="http://www.ridetowork.org/history">http://www.ridetowork.org/history</a><o:p></o:p> Fact Sheet:<o:p></o:p> A transportation motorcycling fact sheet is available at:<o:p></o:p> <a href="http://www.ridetowork.org/facts">http://www.ridetowork.org/facts</a><o:p></o:p> RTW Day Photos and Artwork:<o:p></o:p> Motorcycle commuting photos, ads, posters, banners, photos, illustrations and other artwork is available for view and download at:<o:p></o:p> <a href="http://www.ridetowork.org/art">http://www.ridetowork.org/art</a><o:p></o:p> </div> Ride To Work, Inc. PO Box 1072 Proctor, MN 55810-1072 (218) 722-9806<o:p></o:p> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </div> ================================================================ 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.<o:p></o:p> </blockquote> </div> </body> </html>