From tkpb at barter.pc.my Tue Jun 9 12:01:01 1998 From: tkpb at barter.pc.my (Paul Barter) Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 11:01:01 +0800 (MYT) Subject: [sustran] Vietnam's war on the streets Message-ID: This appeared on the alt-transp list. Date: Fri, 5 Jun 1998 20:46:35 -0400 (EDT) From: crleech@freenet.carleton.ca (Colin R. Leech) Subject: alt-transp Vietnam And The War In The Streets An interesting perspective on transportation issues in a developing country. Note especially the lanes restricted for particular types of transportation. :-) ================= Begin forwarded message ================= From: greenspi@web.net (unknown) To: crleech@freenet.carleton.ca Subject: Vietnam And The War In The Streets Date: Fri, 5 Jun 1998 04:17:20 -0400 Vietnam And The War In The Streets by Tooker Gomberg and Angela Bischoff The American military, during the war in Vietnam, inaugurated a new form of war. It became known as "ecocide": the military attempted to destroy the ecosystem by pouring massive quantities of herbicides from the sky in order to force peasants to abandon the countryside. Three decades later the battle against nature continues unabated. Now the war is in the cities: cities which survived decades of war are now suffering under a pallor of exhaust. The streets of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are being strangled, slowly, by aggressive, honking motorized vehicles. One might call it "urbacide". You can tell a lot about a city from its streets. Streets may even be the best indicator of the health of a city. The capital, Hanoi, a city of one million people, still retains much of its charm, especially in the Old Quarter. Low-rise buildings, rarely taller than three stories, are jammed together along narrow, winding streets. Early in the morning, the streets are so calm you can hear birds singing from cages hanging in the trees. By 8 a.m., under the shady trees of the Old Quarter, the streets are full to capacity as activity bursts forth. Motorcycles are everywhere, weaving, accelerating, and swerving within a hair's breadth. Through this anarchic traffic jumble, cone-hatted women amble carrying bouncing baskets of bananas and pineapples, bread, or ready-to-eat sticky rice, and more. Everything glides by in woven bamboo baskets elegantly balanced on a bamboo pole. It gives a whole new meaning to the concept of shopping: instead of going somewhere for the goods, the "basket of goods" comes to you. Make-shift restaurants, complete with a few stackable stools and a coal-fired stove, line the sidewalks. Kids play soccer, weaving around the pedestrians. Like cruise missiles, pedlars hone in on tourists, trying to sell postcards or army-green pith helmets. Another type of peddler pushes a ride in a cyclo -- the ubiquitous, three-wheeled, pedal-powered taxi. This unique Vietnamese vehicle is custom-made in small shops around the country. It is a popular mode of transportation for tourists and locals alike. And when required, a cyclo can as easily be used for transporting large, bulky, and heavy freight. But there is a common attitude that cyclos "get in the way" and hinder traffic. So the government is cracking down on them, and has begun banning them from certain streets during certain hours. We wondered by what logic motorcycles were allowed on any street however narrow, and at any time day or night, while cyclos were banned? Not everyone is happy with the rapid motorization. Ms. Nguyen Linh, of the Vietnam Women's Union, told us: "Many people feel regret with the current situation that the Vietnamese are forgetting the bicycle...Many people miss the romantic past, it was quieter and less polluted. And of course, bicycles are good for the environment." The official term for bicycles, pedestrians, and people carrying baskets is "rudimentary forms of transport". And everybody seems to want a motorbike. One of the more popular brands is the Honda Dream. But with everybody driving their Dream, the city is turning into a nightmare. A Honda Dream costs over $2,000 US, and with annual salaries of less than $400 on average, somehow people can still afford them. Motorcycle use is exploding. From 1995 - 1997, the number of motorcycles in Vietnam increased by 35% from 3,500,000 - 4,800,000. Very few people travel by bus. It is hard to imagine what Hanoi was like just five years ago when there were virtually no annoying motorcycles. Or ten years ago when streetcars still plied the leafy boulevards. In the countryside, the bicycle is still commonly used. Once we rode in a special lane reserved for bicycles and water buffalo (no joke). They may have horns, but at least they don't honk obnoxiously. A ride along the main national highway was most notable for its constant honking. Though most vehicles along the rural route were pedal powered, the slow, peaceful mood was constantly upset by maniacal motorcycle or bus drivers barreling along, honking everybody out of their way. Cities around the world are cooking the atmosphere and choking on motor vehicle exhaust. Many are beginning to realize that less motorization usually means more livability. Can Hanoi recapture, and show the world, how serene and sustainable a foot-powered city can be? Or must each city itself learn the lessons of mass motordom? The tragedy, it seems, is that you just can't know what you've got 'til it's gone. *********************************************************************** * We welcome the publication of our eco-dispatches! * Please write us with ideas about where we might publish our pieces. * Payment for our work would be most appreciated. * Send cheques to: Bischoff/Gomberg, 92 Manor Drive, * Sherwood Park, Alberta, T8A 2J1. Canada. Many thanks! * Find out more about our trip: http://www.greenspiration.org * Email us: greenspi@web.net * *********************************************************************** - -- #### |\^/| Colin R. Leech ag414 or crleech@freenet.carleton.ca #### _|\| |/|_ Civil engineer by training, transport planner by choice. #### > < Opinions are my own. You may consider them shareware. #### >_./|\._< "If you can't return a favour, pass it on." - A.L. Brown From sarafrk at cbme.iitd.ernet.in Tue Jun 9 16:29:50 1998 From: sarafrk at cbme.iitd.ernet.in (Dr.Rajeev Saraf) Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 12:59:50 +0530 (IST) Subject: [sustran] Publication In-Reply-To: Message-ID: The latest issue of "survey of the environment 98" (published annually) by Hindu newspaper is just out. It has three three articles by Transportation Research and Injury Prevention programme (TRIPP), IIT Delhi associates. The articles deal with wide ranging transportation options for developing countries including road safety, environment and safety issues. I hope this should be a beginning of our campaign and advocacy for sustainable transport policies. The articles are: "Heterogenous cities: limits of paradigms" - by geetam tiwari "Smokeless vehicles : for a cleaner future" - by prof. dinesh mohan "third world traffic: alternative approaches" - by Rajeev Saraf "curitiba: Where buses hold sway" - by Jonas Rabinovitch We will try to get these articles on the net if possible. ___________________________________________________________________________ Dr Rajeev Saraf | Urban and Transport Planner | SENIOR PROJECT SCIENTIST | PHONE : 91-11-6858703 APPLIED SYSTEM RESEARCH PROGRAM | EMAIL : sarafrk@cbme.iitd.ernet.in IIT DELHI 110016 | FAX : 91-11-6862037 INDIA | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- From tkpb at barter.pc.my Wed Jun 10 16:04:42 1998 From: tkpb at barter.pc.my (Paul Barter) Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 15:04:42 +0800 (MYT) Subject: [sustran] toll road rates Message-ID: Dear sustran-discussers, I have had a question from a Malaysian who asked about different road toll rates elesewhere compared to Malaysia's. Does anyone know a good source of such information? Perhaps on the web? Paul. **** PLEASE NOTE NEW SUSTRAN MAILING AND EMAIL ADDRESSES **** A. Rahman Paul BARTER, SUSTRAN Resource Centre A0602 Palm Court, Brickfields, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Phone: +603 274 2590 (or fax on request) E-mail: or (personal) The SUSTRAN Resource Centre hosts the Secretariat of SUSTRAN (the Sustainable Transport Action Network for Asia & the Pacific). From tkpb at barter.pc.my Wed Jun 10 19:09:59 1998 From: tkpb at barter.pc.my (Paul Barter) Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 18:09:59 +0800 (MYT) Subject: [sustran] fwd: Potential for mode transfer of short trips Message-ID: [This appeared on the utsg list. This research program looks very interesting and relevant beyond the UK., Paul] The UK Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions is funding research here at the Centre for Transport Studies at University College London to estimate the potential for reducing the number of short trips by car by shifting them to other modes including walking, cycling and public transport, or by other adjustments in household behaviour. Obtaining more data on these topics will assist in the estimation of the number of people who may be induced to change from car for these trips, and to identify the factors that will help bring about the change. The research is being carried out by the Centre for Transport Studies at University College London in partnership with Steer Davies Gleave (who will be carrying out the survey work). The project involves the following stages: Existing data, including the UK National Travel Survey, will be examined to establish the scale of the potential shift. A two stage survey will be carried out to establish the potential alternatives to the car for short trips and the likelihood of their adoption. The survey will be carried out in five areas, selected on the basis of the nature of the areas, including hilliness. The first stage of the survey will involve interviewing 500 households in each area to establish the number of short car trips which they have made over a two day period. From these, 100 households in each area will be selected for in-depth interviews about the alternatives ways in which the objectives of making the short car trips could have been met, and what inducements would be required to bring about a shift from the car. From this information the proportion of short car trips of various lengths that could be shifted as a result of various policy initiatives will be estimated. Then the range of traffic reductions that might be achieved will be inferred. Local initiatives that encourage reductions in car use for short trips will be identified and studied to see if they provide examples of successful policy initiatives. Information on experience elsewhere in reducing the number of short car trips would be very welcome. We are particularly keen to here about experiments to reduce the number of short car trips where there has been a systematic monitoring exercise. We would also welcome receiving data on the nature of short trips (less than 8 km), eg mode used, trip purpose, etc, in order to compare these with UK figures. Anyone with such information or wanting further information about the project should contact me. Thanks Roger Mackett ______________________________________________________________________ Professor Roger Mackett Head of Transport Studies Centre for Transport Studies University College London Gower Street London WC1E 6BT Great Britain Tel: (+44) (0) 171 391 1554 Fax: (+44) (0) 171 391 1567 e-mail: rlm@transport.ucl.ac.uk From ebruun at rci.rutgers.edu Wed Jun 10 22:23:11 1998 From: ebruun at rci.rutgers.edu (Eric Bruun) Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 09:23:11 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [sustran] fwd: Potential for mode transfer of short trips In-Reply-To: Message-ID: To Prof. Mackett and others, Almost no one in the US collects ANY information on non-motorized modes, in fact, "mode split" is actually motorized mode split. But there may be a few cities where they keep track. The only national source uses a small sample, but may be of some help, the periodic National Passenger Transportation Survey (NPTS). This is available from the US DoT, probably from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics website. Professor John Pucher has collected mode split data for many European countries and is currently studying bicycle use in North America, in case you have not already spoken with him. Another good source of modal use data for Germany is the firm Socialdata of Munich, again, in case you have not heard of them. Sounds like a good project, and something many of us would like to follow. Eric Bruun On Wed, 10 Jun 1998, Paul Barter wrote: > [This appeared on the utsg list. This research program looks very > interesting and relevant beyond the UK., Paul] > > The UK Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions is funding > research here at the Centre for Transport Studies at University College > London to estimate the potential for reducing the number of short trips > by car by shifting them to other modes including walking, cycling and > public transport, or by other adjustments in household behaviour. Obtaining > more data on these topics will assist in the estimation of the number of > people who may be induced to change from car for these trips, and to > identify the factors that will help bring about the change. > > The research is being carried out by the Centre for Transport Studies at > University College London in partnership with Steer Davies Gleave (who will > be carrying out the survey work). The project involves the following > stages: > > Existing data, including the UK National Travel Survey, will be > examined to establish the scale of the potential shift. > > A two stage survey will be carried out to establish the potential > alternatives to the car for short trips and the likelihood of their > adoption. The survey will be carried out in five areas, selected on the > basis of the nature of the areas, including hilliness. The first stage of > the survey will involve interviewing 500 households in each area to > establish the number of short car trips which they have made over a two day > period. From these, 100 households in each area will be selected for > in-depth > interviews about the alternatives ways in which the objectives of making > the short car > trips could have been met, and what inducements would be required to bring > about a > shift from the car. > > From this information the proportion of short car trips of various > lengths that could be shifted as a result of various policy initiatives > will be estimated. Then the range of traffic reductions that might be > achieved will be inferred. > > Local initiatives that encourage reductions in car use for short trips > will be identified and studied to see if they provide examples of > successful policy initiatives. > > Information on experience elsewhere in reducing the number of short car > trips would be very > welcome. We are particularly keen to here about experiments to reduce the > number of short car trips where there has been a systematic monitoring > exercise. We would also welcome receiving data on the nature of short trips > (less than 8 km), eg mode used, trip purpose, etc, in order to compare > these with UK figures. Anyone with such information or wanting further > information about the project should contact me. > > Thanks > > Roger Mackett > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Professor Roger Mackett > Head of Transport Studies > Centre for Transport Studies > University College London > Gower Street > London > WC1E 6BT > Great Britain > > Tel: (+44) (0) 171 391 1554 > Fax: (+44) (0) 171 391 1567 > e-mail: rlm@transport.ucl.ac.uk > > From ebruun at rci.rutgers.edu Wed Jun 10 23:29:51 1998 From: ebruun at rci.rutgers.edu (Eric Bruun) Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 10:29:51 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [sustran] The coming oil shortage - really (fwd) Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: Tom Gray Subject: Re: A puzzle to be sure Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 13:59:45 -0700 (PDT) Size: 12845 Url: http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/private/sustran-discuss/attachments/19980610/2631ea77/attachment.eml From ifrtd at gn.apc.org Thu Jun 11 01:33:12 1998 From: ifrtd at gn.apc.org (Niklas Sieber) Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 16:33:12 +0000 Subject: [sustran] Riders for Health Message-ID: <199806101534.QAA07861@mail.gn.apc.org> Dear all Ian Neil from Riders for Health just came in the IFRTD office and asked me the following question, which I forward to you. Could you please answer directly (sorry no e-mail). Regards, Niklas IFRTD Message follows: _____________________________________________ Riders for Health is an international development agency working with government and non governmental partners in the South. Our core role is the provision of support and training to enable the introduction and maintenance of motorcycle fleets in Africa. Our programmes have proven to be extremely effective in increasing rate of service delivery by providing appropriate transport solutions to agencies working in inaccessible regions in Africa. Riders for Health feels that many of the systems and training that it has developed is easily transferable to other agencies working in international development, especially rural extension work and is looking for individuals or agencies on the IFRTD network interested in working with Riders for Health in the following areas 1. The introduction of motorcycle fleets in the South as a cost effective alternative to 4 x 4's 2. The establishment of a training centre based in the UK aimed at transferring the successes and experience of our programmes in Africa to the wider development community 3. The undertaking of research into appropriate transport solutions and in particular the role of the motorcycle as a tool for effective outreach/extension work in rural areas in the South. I would also be interested to here from anyone who is interested in our work and would like to know more or who has experience of using motorcycles as a tool for outreach work Ian Neal 48 Selsdon London SE27 UNITED KINGDOM +44 670 4029 _____________ Niklas Sieber International Forum for Rural Transport and Development 150 Southampton Row London WC1 B5AL, UK Tel.: +44 171/ 278 3682, Fax: +44 171/ 278 6880 e-mail: ifrtd@gn.apc.org Webpage: http://www.gn.apc.org/ifrtd From dmohan at cbme.iitd.ernet.in Thu Jun 11 12:56:36 1998 From: dmohan at cbme.iitd.ernet.in (Dinesh Mohan) Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 09:26:36 +0530 (IST) Subject: [sustran] The coming oil shortage - really (fwd) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Petrol is cheaper than Coca/Pepsi Cola, in most countries! ***************************************************************************** Professor Dinesh Mohan Office: (91 11) 685 8703 Coordinator, Transportation Research & 686 1977 Ext 3161 & Injury Prevention Programme, Head, WHO Collaborating Centre, FAX: (91 11) 685 8703 Indian Institute of Technology, & 685 1169 New Delhi 110016, India E-mail: dmohan@cbme.iitd.ernet.in Home: (91 11) 649 4910 ***************************************************************************** From rverzola at phil.gn.apc.org Thu Jun 11 12:31:51 1998 From: rverzola at phil.gn.apc.org (Roberto Verzola) Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 12:31:51 Subject: [sustran] oil price Message-ID: <199806110359.LAA02094@phil.gn.apc.org> >Petrol is cheaper than Coca/Pepsi Cola, in most countries! Or bottled water, for that matter. Obet Verzola From sarafrk at cbme.iitd.ernet.in Thu Jun 11 14:08:04 1998 From: sarafrk at cbme.iitd.ernet.in (Dr.Rajeev Saraf) Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 10:38:04 +0530 (IST) Subject: [sustran] fwd: Potential for mode transfer of short trips In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I can provide data on various trip lengths and modes used for Delhi if you are interested. ___________________________________________________________________________ Dr Rajeev Saraf | Urban and Transport Planner | SENIOR PROJECT SCIENTIST | PHONE : 91-11-6858703 APPLIED SYSTEM RESEARCH PROGRAM | EMAIL : sarafrk@cbme.iitd.ernet.in IIT DELHI 110016 | FAX : 91-11-6862037 INDIA | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Wed, 10 Jun 1998, Paul Barter wrote: > [This appeared on the utsg list. This research program looks very > interesting and relevant beyond the UK., Paul] > > The UK Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions is funding > research here at the Centre for Transport Studies at University College > London to estimate the potential for reducing the number of short trips > by car by shifting them to other modes including walking, cycling and > public transport, or by other adjustments in household behaviour. Obtaining > more data on these topics will assist in the estimation of the number of > people who may be induced to change from car for these trips, and to > identify the factors that will help bring about the change. > > The research is being carried out by the Centre for Transport Studies at > University College London in partnership with Steer Davies Gleave (who will > be carrying out the survey work). The project involves the following > stages: > > Existing data, including the UK National Travel Survey, will be > examined to establish the scale of the potential shift. > > A two stage survey will be carried out to establish the potential > alternatives to the car for short trips and the likelihood of their > adoption. The survey will be carried out in five areas, selected on the > basis of the nature of the areas, including hilliness. The first stage of > the survey will involve interviewing 500 households in each area to > establish the number of short car trips which they have made over a two day > period. From these, 100 households in each area will be selected for > in-depth > interviews about the alternatives ways in which the objectives of making > the short car > trips could have been met, and what inducements would be required to bring > about a > shift from the car. > > From this information the proportion of short car trips of various > lengths that could be shifted as a result of various policy initiatives > will be estimated. Then the range of traffic reductions that might be > achieved will be inferred. > > Local initiatives that encourage reductions in car use for short trips > will be identified and studied to see if they provide examples of > successful policy initiatives. > > Information on experience elsewhere in reducing the number of short car > trips would be very > welcome. We are particularly keen to here about experiments to reduce the > number of short car trips where there has been a systematic monitoring > exercise. We would also welcome receiving data on the nature of short trips > (less than 8 km), eg mode used, trip purpose, etc, in order to compare > these with UK figures. Anyone with such information or wanting further > information about the project should contact me. > > Thanks > > Roger Mackett > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Professor Roger Mackett > Head of Transport Studies > Centre for Transport Studies > University College London > Gower Street > London > WC1E 6BT > Great Britain > > Tel: (+44) (0) 171 391 1554 > Fax: (+44) (0) 171 391 1567 > e-mail: rlm@transport.ucl.ac.uk > > From joel at xs4all.nl Thu Jun 11 21:32:17 1998 From: joel at xs4all.nl (J.H. Crawford) Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 13:32:17 +0100 Subject: [sustran] fwd: Potential for mode transfer of short trips In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19980611133217.007bc6f0@pop.xs4all.nl> >I can provide data on various trip lengths and modes used for Delhi if >you are interested. > >___________________________________________________________________________ >Dr Rajeev Saraf | >Urban and Transport Planner | >SENIOR PROJECT SCIENTIST | PHONE : 91-11-6858703 >APPLIED SYSTEM RESEARCH PROGRAM | EMAIL : sarafrk@cbme.iitd.ernet.in >IIT DELHI 110016 | FAX : 91-11-6862037 >INDIA | >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- This would be quite interesting data, I think. ### J.H. Crawford Crawford Systems joel@xs4all.nl http://www.mokum.com/ From tkpb at barter.pc.my Fri Jun 12 16:04:58 1998 From: tkpb at barter.pc.my (Paul Barter) Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 15:04:58 +0800 (MYT) Subject: [sustran] fwd: literature request on gender and rural transport Message-ID: [This appeared on the new rural transport and development list that has been set up by the International Forum for Rural Transport and Development - IFRTD (a sister network of SUSTRAN). I thought that sustran-discussers may also be interested. I hope the toolkit that Deike mentions below can become a public document, as I am sure that it would be useful to many of us]. Dear all: Glad to see that people are beginning to use the list. Since it's my first time to write to the list, I should introduce myself and my organization: My name is Deike Peters and I am working with the Institue for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP). ITDP is a New York non-profit research and advocacy organization dedicated to promoting sustainable transportation policies and projects in less developed countries and Central Eastern Europe. I am currently helping the World Bank's Gender Unit to put together a so-called toolkit on gender and transportation, which is intended to help WB task managers to better integrate gender aspects of travel, access and mobility into their project appraisal and implementation. Right now, I am writing on the gender and rural transport section, and I have gobs of literature on Sub-saharan Africa, but unfortunately only very little on Asia and next to nothing on Latin America. So if any of you know of DOCUMENTED projects or case studies on women and rural transport and travel in Asia or Latin america, I would love for you to bring it to my attention. If you happen to have something on the urban context, it would be equally useful to me. Specifically, I am asking for full titles of documents and names of authors, and where to get the piece. While I of course cannot use anecdotal evidence, I would neverthelss very much like to further discuss gender issues on this list and share experiences. Thanks in advance, ---Deike mobility@igc.apc.org From sydtrans at enternet.com.au Sat Jun 13 10:03:20 1998 From: sydtrans at enternet.com.au (Charlie Richardson) Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 18:03:20 -0700 Subject: [sustran] Oil depletion Message-ID: <3581CFD8.4FCE@enternet.com.au> I just have to make a comment on the recently posted Los Angeles Times article "The Coming Oil Crisis .. Really". Whilst I am very glad that the subject is broached, the article repeats a fundamental error which has the effect of diluting the importance and imminence of oil depletion. In particular, the fifth paragraph, which, referring to the previous paragraph's claim that there remains somewhere between 1000 billion and 1600 billion barrels of exploitable oil, begins "That may sound like a vast amount, but at the current rate of world oil consumption, 1,600 billion barrels would be depleted in about 60 years." There are two points to dispute here. The first is that it is unlikely that there exists 1600 billion barrels of remaining economically extractable oil. Most estimates are less than this, and the best respectable estimates are in the region of 800 to 1200 billion barrels. The second point, and this is the major one, is that to say (as the article says) that "at the current rate of world oil consumption, 1,600 billion barrels would be depleted in about 60 years" demonstrates a misunderstanding of oil depletion. It is not a surprising misunderstanding because the oil industry itself couches the situaiton in these same terms, i.e. in terms of 'how long until we run out'. To work out this mythical date, the industry makes a calculation of the total amount of (economically expoitable) oil remaining in the earth, divides it by the world's annual consumption and, hey presto, you get a number of years until we 'run out'. This method even has a nice scientific sounding name, the 'reserves/production ratio'. But is this method any more useful to us than, say, knowing that the amount of producible oil left would fill a cubic container approximately 6.5 Km on each side? Or that if spread evenly over the Earth's surface, land and sea, it would be about half as thick as the gap in a spark plug? The truth is that all three ways of looking at it are as useless as each other. To seek to find out when we will 'run out' implies that we also think that up until a certain date we will not have a problem, and then wake up and find that there is no more oil left, just as though someone had turned off a tap. How likely is this? Is the oil sitting in some vast underground cavern from which we can simply pump oil at a constant rate until it is all gone? There are literally thousands of oil fields around the world. They contain vastly differing quantities of oil, trapped in the pores of the undergound rock. They began being exploited at times decades apart. They contain oils of differing viscosities under differing pressures. The porosity of the rock which contains it differs from field to field. They are certainly not all going to 'run out' at the same time. What this means is that instead of the world's oil suddenly 'running out', production will go into a long slow decline. That sounds easier for the world to handle. It aint necessarily so. The crucial question is not 'when will we run out', but 'when will oil supply fail to meet demand'. The answer is 'frighteningly soon'. In the closing months of 1995 a report called 'The World's Oil Supply 1930 - 2050', co-authored by Dr. Colin Campbell and Jean Lahererre, was released by Petroconsultants of Geneva. It is important to understand the status of this report and of Petroconsultants. Petroconsultants is in a very special position. Since the 1950s they have been fed data on oil exploration and production by just about all of the major oil companies and a network of about 2000 oil industry consultants around the world. They use this data to produce reports on various matters pertinent to the oil industry which they sell back to the industry. No other company, or government for that matter, has such a comprehensive database. 'The World's Oil Supply 1930 2050' amounts to an audit of the world's oil supply, and projects production from each field, region and country into the future years. It is a very major piece of work, and the costs of maintaining the database and the detailed analyses of it are reflected in the price of the three volume report. It costs US$32,000.00 per copy. It is, in effect, investment advice for banks, other large financial institutions and governments trying to ascertain our future oil prospects. Only a few dozen copies of the report have been sold around the world. The upshot of the report is that the world is close to peak production of oil. While it is very difficult to say exactly when production will fail to meet demand because of the varying factors influencing demand (economic circumstances, the weather in North America for instance), it will not be more than about five years away for the world as a whole. The Gulf region has the best potential for continued supply, with Iraq following Saudi Arabia in having the best flow of oil during each of the years of the next couple of decades. Remember the 1970s? In 1973, in reaction to the west's perceived bias towards Israel, the Arab members of OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries) supported price hikes and embargoes on oil. Again, in 1979, the price of oil shot up as a result of turbulence in Iran as the Shah fled Khomeini and his supporters. These events demonstrated to the OPEC member countries that when the percentage of world oil supply coming from their fields reached a certain point, the world had no choice but to buy from them, no matter what the price. It demonstrated to the industrialised world how dependent on oil their economies had become, and the inflationary effects of the price rises was disastrous. The 'oil shocks' and the inflation they caused led to widespread unemployment around the world, and the flow of capital was grossly distorted from what had been the norm. These oil shortages were overcome through the development of fields discovered in the previous decade in the North Sea and Alaska and elsewhere. There were also some new discoveries. Strenuous diplomatic efforts also played their part, helped along by agreement to sell more hi-tech western weaponry to the Gulf States. As well, the industrialised world went on a frenzy of oil conservation measures, even extending to the fitting of sails on oil tankers to reduce their fuel consumption. Western governments forced car manufacturers to produced more fuel efficient vehicles. As demand for oil fell because of these measures and more oil became available from outside the OPEC countries, oil prices tumbled and those countries began to squabble among themselves and exceed their quota of sales in order to make up in bulk sales what they lost in price per barrel. This led to the oil glut of the 80s, which in turn undermined the Soviet economy and hastened its downfall, because oil sales were the Soviet Union's main source of hard currency. It is difficult now, part of the way through 1998, while we are awash with cheap oil, to imagine that we shall soon find ourselves back in a situation similar to that of the 70s but PERMANENT. But the percentage of oil coming from the Gulf countries is again rising to the levels of those earlier crises. The penny will drop soon and, realising the opportunity, OPEC is likely to rise again as a dominant force in politics and economics. The results are difficult to predict, and we cannot comfort ourselves with the idea that we can just go out and find some more non-OPEC oil. All the world has, just about, now been extensively searched for major new oil fields using technologies undreamed of even only a few decades ago. The 30 biggest companies invested US$417 billion in oil and gas exploration and development from 1982 - 1992, but only found oil and gas worth US$170 billion. 75% of all oil has been found in giant fields (greater than 500 million barrels - a barrel equals about 160 litres), and we virtually stopped finding giants since the 80s. We are consuming oil at about 23 billion barrels per year and rising, and discovering it at about seven billion barrels per year and falling. This is not looking good. The constraint on oil production is caused by geology. We cannot fix this situation with diplomacy or weapons sales any more than we could use weapons sales or diplomacy to stop continental drift. It is more than time for the world to understand the predicament it is about to find itself in, and to understand that it is going to need to either find other ways to support economic growth or else to find some principle other than growth upon which to base its economies. The knee-jerk reaction to OPEC, the Gulf states alone or even a single oil rich country exploiting its position at a time of permanently dwindling supply will be a military response, justified by some event or other. That military response would be caused, as much as anything else, by the extreme vulnerability of the military itself to oil shortages. Wars are not remotely fuel efficient. But we must bear in mind that this will give only short term gains, and also bear in mind that in the three months of the Gulf war the allied forces used more oil than Kuwait, which was the prize, produces in a year. It wouldn't hurt either to remember that the production of each body bag a dead soldier is sent home in uses about three cups of oil in its production. The potential for conflict between nations with a thirst for oil is also high. Already we have seen the USA and UK at loggerheads with France and Russia over the embargoes against supplying Iraq or the purchase of Iraqi oil. It is said, and confirmed in a recent report to the US president on funding for research and development for energy, that 25% of the vast US military budget (largest in the world, and six times greater than its nearest rival) is directly related to maintaining America's ability to 'protect' the Gulf. The world's deposits of oil, which the Shah of Iran described as a 'noble substance' too precious to waste indiscriminately, are soon to fail us through our own short sightedness. A person in their fifties today will, by the time they die, have lived through virtually the entire period of the benefits that cheap oil has given us, and that person's retirement, and the working lives of younger people, are unlikely to be what they thought it would be at all. In the 1960s, the world's population was around 3.5 billion. The world's agriculture was not up to feeding them, so many were starving. Now, we have about 6 billion people, and other than famine occurring as a result of warfare, they are mostly better fed than during the '60s. The lives of hundreds of millions of people around the world are owed to oil, because oil is one of the main inputs into the 'green revolution', which boosted agricultural production since the 1960s. It is present in the pesticides and fertilisers which are spread on the land, vital to the mechanisation of agriculture and the distribution of foodstuffs. Do we want to drive our cars or feed ourselves? The situation is not entirely hopeless, but depends upon developing an understanding of the situation and finding ways of reaching consensus about what to do about it. We may find that equity becomes more important than wealth to both the 'haves' and the 'have nots' of individuals and countries. Without wishing to sound hopelessly naive, there is in this whole scenario the potential for a better world as we realise that we are reaching the first and probably most major limitation to economic growth. On the other hand, we can just follow tradition and tear ourselves to pieces competing over the messy, smelly, slimy stuff that is - oil. Charlie Richardson, sydtrans@enternet.com.au Sydney, Australia. It From pwcl at wr.com.au Fri Jun 12 18:12:32 1998 From: pwcl at wr.com.au (Christine Laurence & Peter Wright) Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 19:12:32 +1000 Subject: [sustran] fwd: Potential for mode transfer of short trips In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19980612191232.006cd26c@wr.com.au> At 06:09 PM 10/06/98 +0800, you wrote: >[This appeared on the utsg list. This research program looks very >interesting and relevant beyond the UK., Paul] Hi Paul, What is the utsg list? Could you send me details? Thanks. Christine Laurence From tkpb at barter.pc.my Sun Jun 14 13:04:52 1998 From: tkpb at barter.pc.my (Paul Barter) Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 12:04:52 +0800 (MYT) Subject: [sustran] transport-related lists Message-ID: Christine Laurence asked: >What is the utsg list? Could you send me details? As it happens I recently prepared a list of several listerver lists on transport, including the utsg list. I am sure it is not comprehensive but here it is. UTSG UTSG (Universities Transport Study Group) Electronic Mailing List (UK-based). An electronic discussion forum and information resource for researchers in the field of transport, primarily in the academic community. This list does not generally welcome discussion and debate but does welcome announcements, information requests and questions. To subscribe send an e-mail to mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk with the following in the body of the message: join utsg [first name] [last name] (e.g.: join utsg Joe Bloggs) Rural transport discussion list Set up by the UK National Forum Group (NFG) for the International Forum for Rural Transport and Development (IFRTD) projects. To subscribe to the Rural Transport Discussion List: Send an e-mail to mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk with the following in the body of the message: join rural-transport-development [first name] [last name] (e.g.: join rural-transport-development Joe Bloggs) Alt-transp list Discussion list on alternative transportation. Most discussion relates to Western countries, especially North America but sustainable transport advocates elsewhere may still find some postings useful. To subscribe to alt-transp, send a message to majordomo@flora.ottawa.on.ca with the BODY (not subject) of the message being: subscribe alt-transp Pednet list A discussion list devoted to pedestrian issues and advocacy. To subscribe send a message to majordomo@flora.ottawa.on.ca with the BODY (not subject) of the message being: subscribe pednet Bicycle-related lists There are numerous email lists devoted to bicycle issues. For more information on many of these try the Cyber Cyclery website: http://cycling.org/ And, of course there are SUSTRAN's own lists: SUSTRAN News Flashes The SUSTRAN News Flash service is an electronic newsletter put out by the secretariat of the Sustainable Transport Action Network for Asia and the Pacific (SUSTRAN). It provides news, events announcements and information resources on sustainable and people-centred transport issues of relevance to Asia and the Pacific and also to developing countries in general. To subscribe to SUSTRAN News Flashes send an e-mail to majordomo@jca.ax.apc.org with the following in the body of the message: subscribe sustran-flash SUSTRAN discussion list This list was set up by the secretariat of the Sustainable Transport Action Network for Asia and the Pacific (SUSTRAN). The sustran-discuss list is devoted to discussions related to the promotion of "people-centred and sustainable transport", especially in Asia and the Pacific and in developing and newly industrialised countries generally. To subscribe to the Sustran-Discuss List, send a message to: majordomo@jca.ax.apc.org with the BODY (not subject) of the message being: subscribe sustran-discuss I hope this helps. Paul. **** PLEASE NOTE NEW SUSTRAN MAILING AND EMAIL ADDRESSES **** A. Rahman Paul BARTER, SUSTRAN Resource Centre A0602 Palm Court, Brickfields, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Phone: +603 274 2590 (or fax on request) E-mail: or (personal) The SUSTRAN Resource Centre hosts the Secretariat of SUSTRAN (the Sustainable Transport Action Network for Asia & the Pacific). From eric.britton at ecoplan.org Mon Jun 15 17:49:52 1998 From: eric.britton at ecoplan.org (Eric Britton) Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 10:49:52 +0200 Subject: [sustran] Careful on the long quotes? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <000801bd983a$fdc34580$854ce8c3@g400> Although this is of course not my brief, I am sure that Paul will not mind if I remind our group about this little point of netiquette. The following comes from another list and will certainly explain itself. When replying to messages in this list can everyone please only quote the relevant part of the message to which they are replying, if it is necessary to quote a message at all. The list's rules, "The Rules of the Game", say this about quoting: "Only quote when its necessary - often the meaning and context of your message are self apparent. Don't quote the whole message - it may be quicker and easier for you but remember several hundred people may be reading your message, if you want to speak to them an extra few minutes to help them will be time well invested. Certainly don't just put the whole of the prior message at the beginning and end of your message, this is never necessary and just adds more traffic to the networks, more phone time for everyone to download, more file space for anyone who wants to keep the messages for posterity. Quoting is more necessary on a very busy list, where there may be several threads running and people have difficulty keeping track of the discussion, but even then please use it selectively." "The Rules of the Game" can be found at: http://www.eto.org.uk/discuss/rules.htm Thank you for your cooperation with this. Ian Simmins Online Information Coordinator, European Telework Online. http://www.eto.org.uk/ From jernst at loxinfo.co.th Tue Jun 16 01:04:57 1998 From: jernst at loxinfo.co.th (John Ernst) Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 23:04:57 +0700 Subject: [sustran] nmt and recycling in Bangkok Message-ID: <3.0.32.19980615225703.00823100@wingate> An interesting item from today?s Bangkok Post (15-Jun-98, p.1) notes that Bangkok has 42 waste recycling trucks that are too big to use on narrow streets in the inner city areas. Each truck can hold 8 tons of garbage, but reportedly has never collected more than 100 kg. The city, through an unnamed official, acknowledges that the public already gives or sells recyclable garbage to garbage resellers on tricycles. Indeed, the recyclable garbage collectors pedalling their tricycle trucks around Bangkok neighborhoods are one of the last vestiges of non-motorized transport in the city. The city?s solution to their big truck problem, however, is to order 120 new trucks ?in a slimmed down version. The price tag is over 56 million baht total (about US$1.3 million). It appears there is opportunity here for synergy between the low capital costs of non-motorized transport, the frequently low profit margins generated by recycling, and the need to provide employment opportunities. From msenior at uswest.net Tue Jun 16 05:08:08 1998 From: msenior at uswest.net (Milnor H.Senior, III) Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 14:08:08 -0600 Subject: [sustran] nmt and recycling in Bangkok References: <3.0.32.19980615225703.00823100@wingate> Message-ID: <35857F28.4524@dnvr.uswest.net> John Ernst wrote: > > An interesting item from today?s Bangkok Post (15-Jun-98, p.1) notes that > Bangkok has 42 waste recycling trucks that are too big to use on narrow > streets in the inner city areas. Each truck can hold 8 tons of garbage, > but reportedly has never collected more than 100 kg. > > The city, through an unnamed official, acknowledges that the public already > gives or sells recyclable garbage to garbage resellers on tricycles. > Indeed, the recyclable garbage collectors pedalling their tricycle trucks > around Bangkok neighborhoods are one of the last vestiges of non-motorized > transport in the city. > > The city?s solution to their big truck problem, however, is to order 120 > new trucks ?in a slimmed down version. The price tag is over 56 million > baht total (about US$1.3 million). > > It appears there is opportunity here for synergy between the low capital > costs of non-motorized transport, the frequently low profit margins > generated by recycling, and the need to provide employment opportunities. In the fall of 1991 the Fresh Aire Delivery was started in Ames, IA (pop. 50,000). Initially, they focused on grocery delivery, but soon expanded to other areas. In the summer of 1993, they began a curbside recycling service completely powered by bicycles. In addition the service provides regular, scheduled deliveries of large items such as bulk newspapers, mail, and bulk commodities. They operate year 'round, and have missed only a handful of days due to bad weather. They originally offered a curbside recycling service for residential and business customers. In 1996, they received a contract to collect recyclables from all of the residence halls at Iowa State University. They serve approx. 160 pick-up locations in the residence halls, serving about 8,000 students. Each pick-up site has three 18 gallon bins - one for newsprint, one for magazines and colored paper, and one for plastic, glass and steel. They make a pick-up at each site weekly. They also make pick-ups from offices on campus. Everything collected is sorted at a storage shed. Once enough material is collected it is taken by bike to a recycling center. For these trips they use two trailers in tandem with one bicycle. Loads of 500-900 lbs are not uncommon. During the school year they pick up approx. 13,000 lbs of material a month. In less than four and a half years since the service was started more than 400,000 lbs of material has been collected and recycled - all by bicycle. They also manufacture bicycle trailers. A trailer with a cargo area 96"L and 20"W can be purchased for $445 which includes delivery within the US. The recycling service employs two full-time employees and 20 part-time employees. Sincerely, Milnor H. Senior, III From j.whitelegg at lancaster.ac.uk Tue Jun 16 19:06:44 1998 From: j.whitelegg at lancaster.ac.uk (John Whitelegg) Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 11:06:44 +0100 Subject: [sustran] World Transport Policy and Practice Message-ID: <01BD9918.2A688680@ras-pptp-1.lancs.ac.uk> -----Original Message----- From: Pascal Desmond [SMTP:pascal@gn.apc.org] Sent: 12 June 1998 14:11 To: j.whitelegg@lancaster.ac.uk Subject: send this tstc@tstc.org - ask Jon orcutt to run this adv. sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org alt-transp@flora.org owner-TRANSP-L@gmu.edu Apec-Transport Virtual Center PTPCL World Transport Policy & Practice ISSN 1352-7614. Eco-Logica Ltd., 53 Derwent Road, LANCASTER, LA1 3ES. U.K. telephone +44 1524 63175 fax +44 1524 848340 editorial: j.whitelegg@lancaster.ac.uk enquiries: pascal@gn.apc.org We thought you might like to know about World Transport Policy & Practice. This journal is now in its fourth year of publication and has already achieved widespread recognition for its innovative and 'leading edge' articles on transport, the environment and urban planning. The journal has a very distinctive editorial policy. It is global in scope and specifically attracts material from all parts of the world. It covers all modes of transport from walking to aviation and is interested in technology and the impact of technology and science on people. We operate a deliberately low subscription rate in order to encourage a readership somewhat wider than is normal in transport journals. This is ?50 per volume (4 issues) if paid by cheque in UK pounds drawn on a UK bank. (If you wish to pay in any other currency then, because of bank charges, the rate is the equivalent of UK?65). Below is a list of abstracts from the most recent edition. Should you wish to receive a sample copy, then please e-mail pascal@gn.apc.org Thank you for your attention. Kind regards, John Whitelegg, Editor. Cheques / I.M.O. payable to Eco-Logica PLEASE. Dutch Transport Policy: From Rhetoric to Reality by Gary Haq and Machiel Bolhuis Abstract The Dutch have gained an international reputation for developing coherent policy plans for transport, environment and physical planning. This paper examines the rhetoric of Dutch transport policy and assesses what is actually being achieved in practice. Progress made in achieving the main targets on mobility, accessibility and environmental protection are discussed. The growth in vehicle kilometres of the freight sector is identified as an important problem that the Dutch will need to deal with in order to achieve all the targets adopted in transport and environmental policy. Urban Transport and Equity: the case of S?o Paulo by Eduardo Vasconcellos Abstract Urban transport provision, accident rates and accessibility in S?o Paulo varies tremendously with income, gender and age. Sustainable transport modes are marginalised and high externalities are borne by society. A complete overhaul and reassessment of priorities is required to achieve equity in transport. Sustainable Transport: - Some Challenges for Israel and Palestine by Yaakov Garb Abstract With the establishment of Palestine and the continuing peace, there is a need to appraise the transport infrastructure and policies of both countries. In particular, will Palestine follow Israel along the road to mass motorisation or will it choose the path to sustainability? Will Israel realise the folly of providing for private transport and seize this unique opportunity? Can Demand Management Tame the Automobile in a Metropolitan Region? by Spenser Havlick and Peter Newman Abstract Demand management strategies can be an effective tool in taming the automobile. The approaches to demand management in four European cities; Zurich, Freiburg, Stockholm and Copenhagen; and Boulder, Colorado is investigated. The Impact of Transportation on Household Energy Consumption Rick Browning, Michele Helou and Paul Larocque Abstract This paper examines transportation energy costs as an integral part of total household energy consumption. A typical suburban household is found to expend more than half its total annual energy budget on operation of household motor vehicles. In contrast, households located in traditional, pedestrian-oriented neighbourhoods are found to use far less energy on transportation. For an instructive contrast, two household budgets were generated using a standard computer program and then compared. With transportation energies included, a household living in an 88 year old 'energy hog' house located in a traditional pedestrian friendly neighbourhood is shown to expend less total annual energy than a suburban household living in a highly energy efficient modern house. Studies and statistics developed in the Pacific Northwest are used as documentation for travel-related behaviour. >From Curitiba to Quito: reserved traffic lanes for public transport as an ecological, an economic and a social policy for cities Beno?t Lambert Abstract Quito's new trolleybus is a great success. It is being expanded already. Consisting of a know-how transfer from a Latin American city, Curitiba (Brazil), to another Latin American city, Quito (Ecuador), these two experiences display a new and original development model. By occupying urban space, and therefore limiting the presence of the car, too often promoted without considering environmental and ecological consequences, the 'reserved structuring axes' for public transport allow high mobility at low cost. The advantages of this model are numerous and could profit many other cities. Today, more and more questions of technological choices are part of the political and ecological debate. Transport is no longer a secondary issue. Kind regards, Pascal. From j.whitelegg at lancaster.ac.uk Tue Jun 16 19:08:26 1998 From: j.whitelegg at lancaster.ac.uk (John Whitelegg) Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 11:08:26 +0100 Subject: [sustran] FW: send this Message-ID: <01BD9918.2F0EB600@ras-pptp-1.lancs.ac.uk> tstc@tstc.org - sustran-discuss@jca.ax.apc.org alt-transp@flora.org owner-TRANSP-L@gmu.edu Apec-Transport Virtual Center PTPCL World Transport Policy & Practice ISSN 1352-7614. Eco-Logica Ltd., 53 Derwent Road, LANCASTER, LA1 3ES. U.K. telephone +44 1524 63175 fax +44 1524 848340 editorial: j.whitelegg@lancaster.ac.uk enquiries: pascal@gn.apc.org We thought you might like to know about World Transport Policy & Practice. This journal is now in its fourth year of publication and has already achieved widespread recognition for its innovative and 'leading edge' articles on transport, the environment and urban planning. The journal has a very distinctive editorial policy. It is global in scope and specifically attracts material from all parts of the world. It covers all modes of transport from walking to aviation and is interested in technology and the impact of technology and science on people. We operate a deliberately low subscription rate in order to encourage a readership somewhat wider than is normal in transport journals. This is ?50 per volume (4 issues) if paid by cheque in UK pounds drawn on a UK bank. (If you wish to pay in any other currency then, because of bank charges, the rate is the equivalent of UK?65). Below is a list of abstracts from the most recent edition. Should you wish to receive a sample copy, then please e-mail pascal@gn.apc.org Thank you for your attention. Kind regards, John Whitelegg, Editor. Cheques / I.M.O. payable to Eco-Logica PLEASE. Dutch Transport Policy: From Rhetoric to Reality by Gary Haq and Machiel Bolhuis Abstract The Dutch have gained an international reputation for developing coherent policy plans for transport, environment and physical planning. This paper examines the rhetoric of Dutch transport policy and assesses what is actually being achieved in practice. Progress made in achieving the main targets on mobility, accessibility and environmental protection are discussed. The growth in vehicle kilometres of the freight sector is identified as an important problem that the Dutch will need to deal with in order to achieve all the targets adopted in transport and environmental policy. Urban Transport and Equity: the case of S?o Paulo by Eduardo Vasconcellos Abstract Urban transport provision, accident rates and accessibility in S?o Paulo varies tremendously with income, gender and age. Sustainable transport modes are marginalised and high externalities are borne by society. A complete overhaul and reassessment of priorities is required to achieve equity in transport. Sustainable Transport: - Some Challenges for Israel and Palestine by Yaakov Garb Abstract With the establishment of Palestine and the continuing peace, there is a need to appraise the transport infrastructure and policies of both countries. In particular, will Palestine follow Israel along the road to mass motorisation or will it choose the path to sustainability? Will Israel realise the folly of providing for private transport and seize this unique opportunity? Can Demand Management Tame the Automobile in a Metropolitan Region? by Spenser Havlick and Peter Newman Abstract Demand management strategies can be an effective tool in taming the automobile. The approaches to demand management in four European cities; Zurich, Freiburg, Stockholm and Copenhagen; and Boulder, Colorado is investigated. The Impact of Transportation on Household Energy Consumption Rick Browning, Michele Helou and Paul Larocque Abstract This paper examines transportation energy costs as an integral part of total household energy consumption. A typical suburban household is found to expend more than half its total annual energy budget on operation of household motor vehicles. In contrast, households located in traditional, pedestrian-oriented neighbourhoods are found to use far less energy on transportation. For an instructive contrast, two household budgets were generated using a standard computer program and then compared. With transportation energies included, a household living in an 88 year old 'energy hog' house located in a traditional pedestrian friendly neighbourhood is shown to expend less total annual energy than a suburban household living in a highly energy efficient modern house. Studies and statistics developed in the Pacific Northwest are used as documentation for travel-related behaviour. >From Curitiba to Quito: reserved traffic lanes for public transport as an ecological, an economic and a social policy for cities Beno?t Lambert Abstract Quito's new trolleybus is a great success. It is being expanded already. Consisting of a know-how transfer from a Latin American city, Curitiba (Brazil), to another Latin American city, Quito (Ecuador), these two experiences display a new and original development model. By occupying urban space, and therefore limiting the presence of the car, too often promoted without considering environmental and ecological consequences, the 'reserved structuring axes' for public transport allow high mobility at low cost. The advantages of this model are numerous and could profit many other cities. Today, more and more questions of technological choices are part of the political and ecological debate. Transport is no longer a secondary issue. Kind regards, Pascal. "Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world, indeed it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead, (1901-78) Thanks to the legal eagles at the RAC, here is a very nice piece of the law (sadly, unreferenced): "There is a fine of up to ?2,500 and as many as 9 penalty points available for any motorist who drives through a puddle and splashes pedestrians". It is advisable that anyone who gets splashed should have at least two independent witnesses, and have one of the nice, shiny CCTV cameras pointing at you ? and don't forget that "Police are required not to show 'favour or affection' towards some and 'malice or ill-will' towards others" (Police Act 1964, section 18 and Second Schedule). From carbusters at wanadoo.fr Thu Jun 18 08:03:19 1998 From: carbusters at wanadoo.fr (Car Busters) Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 23:03:19 -0000 Subject: [sustran] CAR BUSTERS #2 TO BE RELEASED Message-ID: <199806172122.XAA06790@wanadoo.fr> As long as we're publicizing our respective publications... Randy Ghent (new listserve subscriber) --------------------------------------------------------------------- CAR BUSTERS Magazine & Resource Centre 44 rue Burdeau, 69001 Lyon, France tel.: +(33) 4 72 00 23 57; fax: +(33) 4 78 28 57 78 carbusters@wanadoo.fr - Please DISTRIBUTE widely to those interested - * Dear everyone: Please consider subscribing right away so we can mail you issue #2 with the rest of the mailing at the end of the month. More importantly, we still need 80 more subscriptions in the next three weeks to put out the same print run of issue #2. We're excited about the raving response to issue #1, and issue #2 will be even better. Please help us make the magazine succeed! * ----------------------------------------------------------- CAR BUSTERS #2 TO BE RELEASED ----------------------------------------------------------- "Car Busters is a great creation--fun to read, inspiring activist news, scrappy attitudes and spot-on analysis." - Earth Island Journal In late June, an activist-editorial team in Lyon, France, will release the second issue of CAR BUSTERS--a 32-page (to be 40-page) magazine critiquing our society's "car culture" and exploring positive alternatives. Jane Holtz Kay, author of Asphalt Nation, called issue one "lively, engaging and informative." James Howard Kunstler, author of The Geography of Nowhere, called it "an excellent journal, which, I hope, will infect the world with a great idea!" Serving both as a information source and call to action, CAR BUSTERS will provide the full range of content on the subject four times a year--everything from direct action to cutting-edge research to cartoons poking fun at the car manufacturing and oil industries. The goals: to maintain and build the international car-free movement, publicize campaigns, facilitate international cooperation, inspire new activists--and share information, ideas and resources within the movement. The magazine maintains an international focus not only through its reporting. It provides summaries of each article in five languages. The CAR BUSTERS magazine and resource centre was launched by October's successful "Towards Car-Free Cities" conference, also held in Lyon. Those wishing to subscribe or assist the effort in any way can contact the address below. Contributions are requested in the form of articles, artwork, letters, subscriptions* and distribution help. The deadline for submissions to the autumn issue (issue no. 3) is September 1. Please send a small donation to receive a sample copy. CAR BUSTERS Magazine & Resource Centre 44 rue Burdeau, 69001 Lyon, France tel.: +(33) 4 72 00 23 57; fax: +(33) 4 78 28 57 78 carbusters@wanadoo.fr * Subscriptions cost the equivalent of 82 francs or U.S. $17.50. International postal orders are preferred, but the equivalent cash in major European currencies and dollars is accepted. Checks accepted from France, the U.S., Britain, Germany and Holland. ---------------------------------------------------------- *MAGAZINE REVIEWS* ---from Fact Sheet 5 (U.S.) - Car Busters - For a World Without Cars This exciting new zine encompasses so many critical issues of the car-free movement. Born in Lyon, France as part of a 7-day conference, it has extensive coverage of Europe and the world. While most articles are in English, summaries are printed in French, German, Spanish, Russian, and Esperanto. Taking a cue from the Londoners, France held its first Reclaim the Streets party and rallied in support of car-free cities. Despite the televised car-walking and flyers ("I walked over your car because I didn't want to slide under it"), and the Day of the Dead mass demonstration that tied up traffic, they seemed to get widespread support without people calling them "radical." Then in Sydney, Australia, 750 cyclists took over all 8 lanes of the Harbour Bridge. It's news like this that makes those solitary bike commutes feel a little less lonely. In the open debate over "Park and Ride" schemes, they give the pros and cons of this half-solution, and present some surprising news of how it can increase traffic, or at best, only deflect it to the countryside. Of course those free parking lots are ideal for a quickie mart and as an excuse to cut other bus funding. They also look at the social impact of driving with features on the sexuality of automobiles, Westernization encouraging further car dependency, and the positive economic impacts of a reduction in driving. Beautiful layout, an unrivalled news section, and respect for non-English speakers makes this one of my all-time favorites. - Chris Becker ---from "Tubular Times" (San Francisco): The first issue of France's Car Busters has just been released. It's an amazing publication that features activist news from all over Europe and the rest of the world. It's mostly printed in English, with many summaries in French, Russian, and Esperanto. Among the dozens of reports, there are stories on France's first Reclaim the Streets party, Sydney's Greenhouse Mass that blockaded all eight lanes of the Harbour Bridge, and Vancouver's fight for a car-free street. ---from Eco-Action/Earth First! France's newsletter When a publication of quality comes out, you just have to talk about it: Car Busters magazine is just that publication! All you have wanted to know on current international actions (and in several languages) you'll find here. This Lyonais journal is prepared by an international team of activists, and gives a new perspective on a variety of subjects, linked with traffic or not, and which affect our "Mother Earth." Wow! The editing and layout are class, so subscribe now without delay (and, moreover, it's not expensive). ---from A SEED Europe's "Roots" newsletter (Amsterdam): * Who are you gonna call? Car Busters!***** As is clear time and time again, transport problems are international, and need to be acted upon internationally. Therefore it's more than good to know that brand new transport activist quarterly magazine has evolved from the EYFA Lyon Car-Free Cities Conference of October 1997. It's called Car Busters, 32 pages, beautifully laid-out, and full of action news on cars and how to bust them (especially out of cities). The magazine is not only reporting on and calling for action, but also oriented towards alternatives. The Europe-wide (and beyond) focus is well-developed, and the five-language summary of articles definitely adds up to the Global Action Feeling that is so badly needed! So subscribe (20 ECO's until June 1st, 24 afterwards) and send all transport stuff before May 1st to Car Busters - 44 Rue Burdeau - 69001 Lyon FRANCE - tel: +33-47200-2357 - fax: +33-47828-5778 - email carbusters@wanadoo.fr Great cartoons too. ---from Maloka newsletter (Dijon, France): Car Busters is a new magazine, the fruits of the international conference "Towards Car-Free Cities" and the work of (among others) the former editor of Auto-Free Times. Car Busters is also produced in collaboration with EYFA, the goal is to provide a tool distributed on a large scale (5,000 copies) that assists the building of an international movement against the car, publicize existing campaigns, facilitate communication between groups and provide motivation and inspiration to newcomers in the marvelous world of alternative transport. The result is so cool that it would almost pass as a skateboarding magazine (especially the color cover with an urban surfer on the roof of a car!!!), you will find several things about the conference, an article on the sexualization of the car, the problems posed by believers of the car in Eastern Europe, how to organise a street party, etc., etc. The presentation with lots of photos and graphics is really excellent and there are also articles in French and German, seeing that it's international and all and all... From Brian.Williams at unchs.org Thu Jun 18 21:53:30 1998 From: Brian.Williams at unchs.org (Brian.Williams@unchs.org) Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 12:53:30 GMT Subject: [sustran] Transport in China Message-ID: <9806181253.1E2500@unchs57.unep.org> Dear All, As many of you are aware, getting information about current issues in transport in China is a bit more difficult than other countries in the region. As part of China's contribution to us here at UNCHS (Habitat) (an in-kind contribution, by the way) they translate and forward current newspaper clippings on human settlements issues to us on a monthly basis to keep us informed. The following one just came in on transport and I thought I would share it with you (un-referenced...it is presumably from a Beijing Daily). Along those same lines, I recently came across a World Bank document issued April 23 entitled "China, Forward with One Spirit: A Strategy for the Transport Sector". It is from the Transport Sector Unit, East Asia and Pacific Regional Office. It is interesting to look at given the work by certain of us on the Bank's recent transport sector policy review. If not already, it should be available at the Bank in D.C. in their bookstore as it is one of those notorious bi-colored Bank publications intended for general release. I must say, "Forward with one spirit..." is certainly a little jazzier use of language for work in transport than I'm used to from the World Bank! I shan't comment on what is inside at this point. Here's the press clip: BEIJING PROPOSES TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC "BEIJING'S government has outlined two major road construction projects to counteract the city's worsening traffic congestion. When finished, the project will give shape to a pivotal artery for north-south flowing traffic. Inadequate road networks, combined with drastic increase of vehicles in the past several years, has rendered traffic unbearably slow in downtown Beijing. Official statistics indicate that Beijing has about 1.2 million automobiles to date, 8.7 million bicycles and a population of more than 16 million. The over-crowded and ever-worsening traffic situation has pressured the government into pumping about 8.5 billion Yuan (US$1 billion) in the past 15 years for road construction and renovation. Since 1995, the municipal government has added another 2.7 billion Yuan (US $325 million) in infrastructure construction, such as building more parking lots and overpasses. Prior to the two projects, the government initiated an ambitious 2-billion-plus (US$240 million) project to renovate a seven-kilometer stretch of Ping'an Avenue to ease east-west traffic congestion." Brian Williams, Human Settlements Officer United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (HABITAT) Research and Development Division P.O. Box 30030, Nairobi, Kenya TEL: (254 2) 623-916 FAX: (254 2) 624-265 EMAIL: brian.williams@unchs.org From leongsm at yahoo.com Thu Jun 18 22:47:56 1998 From: leongsm at yahoo.com (siewmun leong) Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 06:47:56 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [sustran] Re: ITS seminar in Kuala Lumpur Message-ID: <19980618134756.27500.rocketmail@send1c.yahoomail.com> Dear friends I am please to announce that there will be a one day seminar on Intelligent Transportation System to be held: Venue:Eastin Hotel Jalan Damansara, Petaling Jaya Selangor Date: 4th August 1998 Registration: latest by 20 July 1998 (Fees:RM70 inclusive of lunch, tea and seminar papers) Organiser: Road Engineering Association Malaysia supported by Institution of Engineers and Institution of Highway and Transportation (Malaysian Branch) Anybody interested can contact the following for registration: Road Engineering Association Malaysia Unit A2-22, Block A, 2nd Floor Petaling Jaya Industrial Park Jalan kemajuan, section 13 46200 petaling Jaya Selangor Tel: 603-7544403 Fax:603-7548376 Hope to see you. Thanks Siewmun LEONG Ph.D Chairman Technical Committee on Intelligent Transportation System Road Engineering Association Malaysia _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com From tkpb at barter.pc.my Fri Jun 19 12:37:17 1998 From: tkpb at barter.pc.my (Paul Barter) Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 11:37:17 +0800 (MYT) Subject: [sustran] SUSTRAN News Flash #30 Message-ID: Sustainable Transport Action Network for Asia and the Pacific (SUSTRAN) c/o SUSTRAN Resource Centre, A0602 Palm Court, Brickfields, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Phone: +603 274 2590 (or fax on request) E-mail: or (PLEASE NOTE: New mailing address and email address) SUSTRAN News Flash #30 17 June 1998 CONTENTS 1. Editorial: Fuel Price Rises Bring Down Suharto? 2. Sustran Meeting in Manila 3. Greening Shell Oil Company? 4. Indonesian Forest Fund Used on National Car 5. Air Quality Inside Cars Worse than Background Levels 6. Thai Recycled Bike Project 7. Reminder: Please Send Details for Contacts Directory 8. Penang Third Link Versus Ferry Services 9. Philippine Forest Road Controversy 10. Kuala Lumpur Roads Protests 11. Resources 12. Events 1. EDITORIAL: FUEL PRICE RISES BRING DOWN SUHARTO? As we all know, there have been tumultuous events in Indonesia since the last SUSTRAN News Flash. Escalating demonstrations in April and May finally led Suharto's key allies to desert him and he had little choice but to resign. The IMF-instigated reductions in fuel subsidies were widely reported as the catalyst for the rioting and demonstrations before the downfall. Probably just as important, but less widely reported, were the steep rises in public transport fares that occurred at the same time. Although Suharto's regime was clearly deeply unpopular and tainted by corruption, and many other goods had also seen price rises, leaders elsewhere may be making a mental note to themselves, "Never raise fuel prices? never raise fuel prices?" That would be a shame. The sudden removal of fuel subsidies certainly can hurt desperately poor people. But on the other hand, fuel subsidies, especially on gasoline, always benefit the rich much more than the poor. A sustainable and people-centred approach to this issue probably demands that fuel subsidies be removed. But this should be done as part of a package of policies that directly benefits lower-income groups. Societies like Japan, South Korea and most European countries have had rather high fuel prices for most of the decades since World War Two. These high prices probably benefited the poor by slowing down motorisation (even if only a little) and by helping the alternatives to private vehicles to remain viable. There is an urgent need for serious attention to fuel pricing policy by governments and international bodies. This attention must go beyond the purely economic and financial focus of the IMF and include a sharp focus on equity, on ecological sustainability, and on what is politically possible in each country. 2. SUSTRAN MEETING IN MANILA Recently a "General Assembly" of the Sustainable Transport Action Network for Asia and Pacific (SUSTRAN) was held in Manila on 2 - 5 June at the Environmental Education Center, Miriam College, Quezon City, Metro Manila. It brought together 33 of the core participants in the SUSTRAN network so far. There were participants from India, Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines, as well as representatives from SUSTRAN partners based in the UK, Kenya and the USA. We hope the next time an even larger group can be brought together. The meeting saw a high level of enthusiasm for a vision of more people-centred and ecologically sustainable transport and for more civil society initiatives on transport issues. Opportunities for advocacy efforts at the regional and international levels were discussed, such as campaigns targeting the ADB, JICA, and the Asian lending of the World Bank. Even greater interest was shown in how region-wide networking can best help local groups with their own local advocacy work. Many new ideas for SUSTRAN activities and priorities were generated. Details of these ideas, decisions and events at the meeting will be shared more widely in the near future. Thanks must go to the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) for their organisational and funding support for the meeting. Thanks also to Green Forum Philippines, the local coordinators of the meeting, and to the UNDP's Asia Pacific 2000 programme, the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements for their collaboration, and to everyone who was involved. There will be more reports on the outcomes of the meeting in the next SUSTRAN News flash. 3. GREENING SHELL OIL COMPANY? During the first half of this year, the Shell oil company has been holding a series of Expert Dialogues on the proposed Shell Sustainable Energy Initiative (SEI). Shell describes the purpose of SEI as to "advance the development and implementation of practical measures that enable society to achieve sustainable and ever more efficient production and consumption of energy." A Southeast Asian dialogue was held on 10 March 1998 in Bangkok and was organised with the assistance of the International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC). About 15 experts and representatives of NGOs attended, including the coordinator of the SUSTRAN network. An interesting collection of people had been gathered but it quickly became apparent that the proposed SEI itself was simply charitable in character. There was little or no sign that the principles of sustainable development would be applied in any deep way to the operations of the company itself in the near future. However, one interesting insight was the diverse nature of the Shell Group. For example, USA and European parts of Shell took different lobbying positions on the Kyoto climate change negotiations. [For more information on the Southeast Asian SEI Expert Dialogue, contact: Kristina Egan or John Ernst, International Institute for Energy Conservation, Asia Office, 8 Sukhumvit Soi 49/9, Bangkok, Thailand 10110, Tel: +66 2 381 0814 Fax : +66 2 381 0815, Email: or , Web: http://www.iiec.org]. 4. INDONESIAN FOREST FUND USED ON NATIONAL CAR: IMF It was reported that Indonesia was unable to use a special reforestation fund to help cope with massive forest fires last year because the money had been transferred to a project to develop a national car, IMF managing director Michelle Comdessus said. The Timor Putra Company, responsible for the national car project, is controlled by Indonesian ex-President Suharto's youngest son. [Source the Sun newspaper (Malaysia), Friday Jan. 23, 1998, p. 22]. 5. AIR QUALITY INSIDE CARS WORSE THAN BACKGROUND LEVELS The Environmental Transport Association Trust (ETA) of United Kingdom has completed a study for the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) which concludes that air pollution inside cars can be up to five times greater than background concentrations. Pedestrians and cyclists are usually exposed to lower concentrations of pollutants because they tend to be at the side of the road rather than in the middle. Car users are, in effect, travelling in a tunnel of pollutants. Factors that increase levels of pollutants in cars include low wind speeds, slow moving traffic, vehicle age and faulty exhaust systems. Rush hour conditions in urban areas were revealed as contributing to the highest concentrations in vehicles, particularly levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and carbon monoxide. The amount of ventilation inside the car seems to have little impact on air pollution level. A similar study in Australia found benzene levels in cars up to 11 times greater than ambient levels. For older cars without catalytic converters, exposure was up to 27 times greater during urban commuting trips. This suggests that the pollution levels in cars relate to a combination of emissions from the cars own exhaust emissions and those from other vehicles on the road. [Source: Air Quality Issues, Vol. 3, Issue 3, January 1998. Atmospheric Research and Information Center (ARIC), c/o Dept. of Environmental & Geographical Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan Uni., Chester St, Manchester, M1 5GD, UK. E-mail: , Web: http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/arichome.html]. 6. THAI RECYCLED BIKE PROJECT The Thailand Cycling Club (TCC) is launching a "Recycled Bicycle Project" to donate old bicycles to underprivileged children in rural areas in Si Sa Ket, Buri Ram, Roi Et, Nong Khai, and Phitsanulok provinces. Professor Dr Thongchai Panswad, chairman of the TCC said "? for needy children, these bikes, after repair, mean no more long, barefoot walks to school?.Some small children quit school altogether for this reason and many skip classes on rainy days. So we would like to help make their journey to school a bit easier." In addition, mechanics from the TCC will train the children how to carry out simple repairs. [Contact: Thailand Cycling Club, Dr. Thongchai Panswad, c/o Environmental Engineering Department, Chulalongkorn University, Phyathai Rd, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. Tel: 66 2-2186669, Fax: 66 2-252 7510, Email: tpanswad@anoxic.env.chula.edu ]. 7. REMINDER: PLEASE SEND DETAILS FOR CONTACTS DIRECTORY A mentioned last year, the SUSTRAN Secretariat is preparing a Contacts Directory. Yes it is still coming!! It will be included in a Sourcebook to be published this year. A few of you have already sent in your details for inclusion. This is another reminder to anyone who would like to be included to send brief answers to the following questions to the SUSTRAN Resource Centre . Please also let us know if your contact details have changed recently. * Your full contact details and organisation (if applicable). Please include email and web pages if any. * If you are part of a relevant organisation, what kind of organisation is it and what is its main purpose? * What main issues and activities are you or your organisation involved in? * What transport-related issues and activities have you or your organisation been involved in? * What transport-related issues are of greatest concern to you? * Which geographical areas do your interests or activities relate to? * Please list any relevant publications or information sources that are available from you or your organisation. 8. PENANG THIRD LINK VERSUS FERRY SERVICES Several Penang-based organisations have questioned the proposed "third link" bridge-cum-tunnel project between Penang Island and the Malaysian mainland. The groups are Aliran, Legal Advisory Centre, Women's Crisis Centre, Penang Port Commission (PPSB) Employees Union, and Penang branches of the Democratic Action Party, Malaysian Trades Union Congress, Malaysian Youth Council and Pesticide Action Network. The third link project is expected to cost RM2 billion (about US$0.5 billion). The groups questioned the proposal on a number of grounds, including: that improving the ferry services to their full potential could meet the need at much lower cost; that the emphasis should be on improving public transport and not on making it easier for people to drive into the island and choke its already congested streets; another "mega project" is unwise at a time of great economic uncertainty. [Contact: ALIRAN, PO Box 1049, 10830 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. Tel/Fax: +60 4 641 5785, Web: http://www.malaysia.net/aliran/]. 9. PHILIPPINE FOREST ROAD CONTROVERSY Controversy has emerged over the proposed Ternate-Nasugbu national highway south of Manila that will cut across two forest reserves namely: the Calumpang Point Naval Forest reservation and the Mt. Palaypalay National Park. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has reportedly been trying to convince the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to re-route the 43-kilometer proposed highway since the highway would encourage encroachment into the forest. But DENR was willing to allow the highway to enter the park provided it was fenced off. The 1,300-hectare Harbour Town project of Fil-Estate Properties, Inc. in Nasugbu Batangas is seen as a direct beneficiary of the new highway. The resort will include two marinas, four golf courses, resort hotel, beach resort, and residential subdivisions. Michael Toledo of Fil-Estate denied reports the firm has put up P 5 million for the environmental guarantee fund required for the project. Mr. Toledo said Fil-Estate was not exerting pressure on DPWH to hasten the road project. Environmental group Haribon Foundation has threatened legal action against the DPWH if it is proven that they were building the new road to benefit the real estate developers in the Cavite - Laguna - Batangas - Rizal - Quezon (Calabarzon) growth area. [Source: Business World, Thursday, March 12, 1998; Contact: Green Forum, 14 Mabait St, Teachers Village, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. Fax: 632-925-3739, Email: greenfm@phil.gn.apc.org ]. 10. KUALA LUMPUR ROADS PROTESTS In Kuala Lumpur in February, about 2000 university students and members of the public protested near the entrance to the University of Malaya against the construction of the Kerinci Link Expressway. They were upset at the impact of the proposed road on the campus. Nearby residents have also taken their concerns to the press. Similar sentiments have emerged from residents of Kampung Sungai Pencala, a gazetted Malay village on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, who are also faced with the prospect of a link road, the Pencala Link, encroaching into 38 hectares of their reserve land. The Kerinci Link Expressway and the Pencala Link are part of the RM1.3 billion Sprint Expressway network which is to be ready by the year 2000. [Source: The Sun, Berita Harian and Utusan Malaysia (Malaysian Newspapers)]. 11. RESOURCES a. "The Bicycle In Africa: Luxury Or Necessity?" by John Howe and Ron Dennis. IHE Working Paper IP-3 (first presented at the VELOCITY conference "The Civilized City: Responses To New Transport Priorities" 6-10 September 1993, Nottingham, U.K.). [IHE Delft, Westvest 7, PO Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, The Netherlands. Tel. +31 15 215 1715, Fax. +31 15 212 2921, Email: ]. b. The Hindu "Survey of the Environment 98." This survey is published annually by the Hindu newspaper of India. This year it has four articles on transport. The articles are: "Heterogenous Cities: Limits Of Paradigms" - by Geetam Tiwari; "Smokeless Vehicles : For A Cleaner Future" - by Prof. Dinesh Mohan; "Third World Traffic: Alternative Approaches" - by Rajeev Saraf; and "Curitiba: Where buses hold sway" - by Jonas Rabinovitch. c. "Forced Evictions And Housing Rights In Asia (A Second Report)", edited by Kenneth Fernandes. Documents the process of forced evictions that occurred during 1996 and 1997 in 13 Asian cities. [Available from the Asian Coalition for Housing Rights (ACHR) Secretariat, 73 Soi Sonthiwattana 4, Ladprao 110, Ladprao Rd, Bangkok 1030, Thailand. Tel [662] 538 0919, Fax: [662] 539 9950, ]. d. "Car Busters" magazine. A new magazine attacking "car culture" and exploring positive alternatives. Small donation appreciated for a 'free' sample copy. [Contact : Car Busters Magazine & Resource Centre, 44 rue Burdeau, 69001 Lyon, France. Tel.: +(33) 4 72 00 23 57; fax: +(33) 4 78 28 57 78, E-mail: ] e. "Transport and Communications for Urban Development: Report of The Habitat II Global Workshop", 3-5 July 1995, Singapore. [Contact: Brian Williams, Human Settlements Officer, United Nations Centre for Human Settlements, PO Box 30030, Nairobi, Kenya. Tel: 254-2-623916, Fax: 254-2-624265, Email: brian.williams@unchs.org]. f. A FEW WEB SITES Here are a few sites that would be a good start to a sustainable transport "web surf". Most of these sites provide links to other transport-related sites. * The Surface Transportation Policy Project (http://www.transact.org/) * Cyber Cyclery (http://cycling.org/) * David Engwicht communications (http://www.slonet.org/~canderso/dec.html) * Access Sustainable Transport Forum (http://www.the-commons.org/access/eehome.htm) * International Union (Association)of Public Transport (http://www.uitp.com/) * Many links to transport-related sites (http://www.its.leeds.ac.uk:8000/interesting-transport.html) * The Transport Research Laboratory (http://www.trl.co.uk/) * International Forum for Rural Transport and Development (IFRTD) (http://www.gn.apc.org/ifrtd/) * World Bank projects that have been approved by the Bank's Board. (http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/loanapp.html) * Transportation Research Board (http://www.nas.edu/trb/index.html) * International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC) (http://www.iiec.org) * APEC Clean Cities Web Site (http://www.cleancities.com) * International Roads Federation (IRF) - Meet some opponents of the sustainable transport movement (http://web.eunet.ch/irf ) 12. EVENTS "The International Conference on Transport and Regional Development (CONTRA-98)", which was to have been held in Yogyakarta in June 1998, has been postponed due to the recent upheavals in Indonesia. The Organising Committee will announce the new date of the conference later. [Contact: Organising Committee CONTRA-98 Yogyakarta, Dr. Danang Parikesit, Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia. Tel. +62 274 902246, 512796, Fax. +62 274 512796, Email: mstt_ugm@yogya.wasantara.net.id, dan-dan@indo.net.id]. "International Symposium On Travel Demand Management", 8-10 July, Newcastle University. [Contact: Mrs Lynda Morgan, Symposium Secretary, Transport Operations Research Group, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK , Tel: +44 191 222 7683, Fax: +44 191 222 8352, E-mail: Lynda.Morgan@ncl.ac.uk, Web: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/~nws1/ ] "Moving the Economy: Economic Opportunities in Sustainable Transportation - An International Conference", July 9 - 12, 1998, Toronto, Canada. [Contact: Moving the Economy, c/o, Toronto City Hall, 12th Floor, East Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5H 2N2. Tel. +1 416 392-1560 x 85854, Fax: +1 416-392-0071, Email: , Web: www.city.toronto.on.ca]. "Workshop on Managing Information in Resource Centres - Experiences And Challenges", 28-30 July 1998, Mumbai, India. For sharing experiences of managing information related to Habitat and Urbanisation issues. [Contact: YUVA, 8 Gr. Fl.33/L Mhatre Bldg., Mugbhat Cross Lane, Mumbai 400 004, India. Tel: +91 3889811/ 91 4143498/ 91 4070623, Fax: +91 2044223/ 91 2088348, Email: ]. "Conference on Sustainable Transport", 31 July - 1 August 1998, Stamford Hall, Leicester University, Leicester, LE2, UK. Theme: Sustainable Transport: What are the barriers and how can we overcome them? [Contact: Sarah Lane, Chartered Institute of Transport (CIT), Tel: +44 171 467 9418 Fax: +44 171 467 9440, Email: gen@citrans.org.uk] "INTERTRAFFIC '98", Sao Paolo, Brazil, 8-12 September 1998. [Contact: Organization Intertraffic '98 South America, RAI Group , PO Box 77777, 1070 MS Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tel: +31 20 549 1212, Fax: +31 20 646 4469, Email: ]. "CODATU VIII (8th World Conference on the Development and Planning of Urban and Peri-urban Transport)", Cape Town, South Africa, 21 - 25 September 1998. [Contact: Claude Berenguier, Exec. Manager, CODATU Association, Espace Ville, Rue Maurice Audin, 69518 Vaulx en Velin,, France. Tel. +33 47 204 7701, Fax: +33 47 204 7702, Email: ]. "Training Course on Managing and Financing of Rural Transport" organised by the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) and promoted by the World Bank, will be held at TRL near London, October 12 - 23, 1998. Topics include: Rural Transport Infrastructure , Rural Transport Services, Rural Transport Planning. [Contact person at TRL: Linda Parsley; Fax: +44-1344 770 719, Email: ]. "UITP Asia/Pacific Congress and Exhibition", Hong Kong Oct 20 - 23, 1998. [Contact: Mrs Phoebe Lau, Asia/Pacific Liaison Officer for the International Union of Public Transport (UITP), Tel: +852 2993 8721; Fax: +852 2993 7782; Email: phoebel@mtrcorp.com).] "VELO HAVANA?98, International Bicycle Conference and Exhibition", 8-11 Dec. 1998, Havana, Cuba. [Contact: Organising Committee, International Conference and Exhibition "Velo Havana ?98", Apartado Postal 17029, Habana 17, C.P. 11700, Cuba. Fax:+(53-7) 33-8250, E-mail: iitransp@transnet.cu] "Third International Workshop on Transportation Planning & Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries: Emerging Trends (TPMDC - 98)", Bombay, 15-17 Dec., 1998 [Contact: Dr S. L Dhingra / Prof. P.K. Sikdar, Co-ordinators, TPMDC - 98 Civil Engineering Department , Indian Institute of Technology PowaI, Bombay-400 076, India. Fax :091-022-5767302/5783480, Email: dhingra@gemini.civil.iitb.ernet.in]. "VELOZITY: Australasian Cycling Conference", Feb. 17-19, 1999, Adelaide, Australia. [Contact: Peter Solly and Lindsay Holmes, Conference 99, PO Box 2617, Kent Town, South Australia 5071, Australia. Tel: +61 8 8362 5959, Fax: +61 8 8362 1776, Web: www.velozity.adelaide.net.au]. --------------------------------------------- Written and compiled by A.R. Paul Barter and Sreela Kolandai. The Sustainable Transport Action Network for Asia & the Pacific (SUSTRAN) is dedicated to promoting transport policies and investments that foster accessibility for all; social equity; ecological sustainability; health and safety; public participation; and high quality of life. We rely on you, the participants in the network, for our news. Thank you to everyone who has sent material. Please keep it coming. We welcome brief news and announcements from all over the world. From tkpb at barter.pc.my Fri Jun 19 14:43:00 1998 From: tkpb at barter.pc.my (Paul Barter) Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 13:43:00 +0800 (MYT) Subject: [sustran] Double copies of sustran news flashes Message-ID: Dear sustran-discussers I have just done a count and noticed that about 70 of you currently subscribe to both the sustran-discuss list and the SUSTRAN News Flashes. If so, then you would have received two copies of the latest SUSTRAN News Flash. 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From ebruun at rci.rutgers.edu Tue Jun 23 01:29:36 1998 From: ebruun at rci.rutgers.edu (Eric Bruun) Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 12:29:36 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [sustran] Poll on Green Taxes] Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: Tom Gray Subject: Poll on Green Taxes Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 18:40:35 -0700 (PDT) Size: 4979 Url: http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/private/sustran-discuss/attachments/19980622/f5a99d91/attachment.eml From tkpb at barter.pc.my Tue Jun 23 19:09:16 1998 From: tkpb at barter.pc.my (Paul Barter) Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 18:09:16 +0800 (MYT) Subject: [sustran] GATE FOCUS-Broschure "Mobility for the Majority" Message-ID: My new efforts to keep out spam and admin requests mean that messages from people not subscribed to the list will now bounce to me for approval. I can then send them to the list if they are appropriate. Here is one such case. Paul. Non-member submission from [hobbes@t-online.de (Barbara Gruehl Kipke)] To: SUSTRAN discussion list: Subject: GATE FOCUS-Broschure "Mobility for the Majority" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Sender: 0745155460-0001@t-online.de From: hobbes@t-online.de (Barbara Gruehl Kipke) Who you can help me out on this one??? I'm in a bit of a predicament because a collegue of mine promised he would write a paper on "Sustainable Urban Transport for the Majority" for a FOCUS broschure edited by GATE (German Appropriate Technology Exchange -a German development aid institution) which is to be published in fall 1998. About 20000 copies of this broschure will be distributed. The deadline is END OF JUNE and he just informed me that he can't write it. The article should be written in English and be about 4 pages long. Four pages would be renumerated at 250 DM per page (ie. a total of 1000 DM). If you could send pictures, they would be another 80 DM per picture published. It would be great to have urban examples from different continents (ie. Africa, Asia (both China and India), Latin America) in the article. The focus could be on both pedestrians and cyclists. The issues of pollution and lack of safety for the sustainable modes should of course be addressed. The pictures to be used in the FOCUS brochure "Mobility for the Majority" can be either slides or printed pictures - the main thing is a good quality image. The pictures should also have detailed infos. about the contents of the picture so that the describing text fits well. Your slides or printed photos will be sent back to you after usage. Possible topics for pictures: - POSITIVE IMAGES OF pedestrians, cyclists, animal driven vehicles (how proud these users can be; how useful it is; how happy users are) - both rural and urban pictures - world-wide examples (eg. China, India, Africa, Latin America) - The greening of transport (how a city can be more liveable if sustainable transport modes are chosen) - Cyclist behind a "black-smoke" truck (negative impact of motorized modes) - traffic jams with cyclists and pedestrians still "on the go" - pictures showing that sustainable transport modes are the way to go for the majority (eg. cycle rickshaws in Bangladesch from a birds eye perspective) ++++ any pictures you think would be useful in addition... PLEASE GET BACK TO ME ASAP IF YOU COULD HELP ME OUT ON THIS ONE??!! THANKS IN ADVANCE!! -- Barbara Gruehl Kipke (M.B.A.) Mobility Consultant Horber Gaessle 13 Tel./Fax: 0049 7451 6985 72160 Horb e-mail: barbara@mobility-consultant.com Germany http://www.mobility-consultant.com From carbusters at wanadoo.fr Tue Jun 23 11:37:59 1998 From: carbusters at wanadoo.fr (Car Busters) Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 02:37:59 -0000 Subject: [sustran] Sorry about advertising Message-ID: <199806231148.NAA03511@wanadoo.fr> > Sorry about the recent spam (unsolicited email advertising) and the > subscription request that got onto the list. If you're referring to us, we're sorry, but we only had the idea to announce our magazine because we saw John Whitegg--you can see I'm scapegoating him here--had posted a similar announcement on the list for his journal. Of course, many people on the list would probably be interested in both publications, so I don't know if the word "spam" is applicable. We didn't plan to make a regular habit of sending such announcements, but let us know if once was too much. Best wishes to everyone, Randy Ghent for the Car Busters collective --------------------------------------------------------------------- CAR BUSTERS Magazine & Resource Centre 44 rue Burdeau, 69001 Lyon, France tel.: +(33) 4 72 00 23 57; fax: +(33) 4 78 28 57 78 carbusters@wanadoo.fr From joel at xs4all.nl Tue Jun 23 21:03:18 1998 From: joel at xs4all.nl (J.H. Crawford) Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 13:03:18 +0100 Subject: [sustran] Sorry about advertising In-Reply-To: <199806231148.NAA03511@wanadoo.fr> Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19980623130318.0079be10@pop.xs4all.nl> I don't know if this relates to the "spam" that people are talking about, but I don't really think that Randy Ghent's announcement was spam. I have, myself, posted a similar announcement about Carfree Times here, and not received any complaints. As a matter of fact, the new issue just went on line at: http://www.carfree.com/cft/i006_qz.html I think Randy's announcement was appropriate for this news group, and I would hope that people would feel the same way about my announcing Carfree Times. (I, also, wouldn't do this more than once a year.) If people think that this sort of thing is spam, then maybe we need to discuss our ground rules a little. >> Sorry about the recent spam (unsolicited email advertising) and the >> subscription request that got onto the list. > >If you're referring to us, we're sorry, but we only had the idea to >announce our magazine because we saw John Whitegg--you can see I'm >scapegoating him here--had posted a similar announcement on the list for >his journal. Of course, many people on the list would probably be >interested in both publications, so I don't know if the word "spam" is >applicable. > >We didn't plan to make a regular habit of sending such announcements, but >let us know if once was too much. ### J.H. Crawford Crawford Systems joel@xs4all.nl http://www.carfree.com/ From dsucher at citycomforts.com Tue Jun 23 22:56:05 1998 From: dsucher at citycomforts.com (David Sucher) Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 06:56:05 -0700 Subject: [sustran] spam In-Reply-To: Message-ID: >My new efforts to keep out spam.... Are worthy. But I disagree with the idea---if I understand the thread correctly---that the 'CarBusters' announcement was spam. It was a useful announcement and I am glad to know of the journal. David Sucher www.citycomforts.com ***************************** This is it. Be here now. Go for it. From ebruun at rci.rutgers.edu Wed Jun 24 00:32:22 1998 From: ebruun at rci.rutgers.edu (Eric Bruun) Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 11:32:22 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [sustran] Mistaken blame re. spam? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I think the CarBusters people are being too hard on themselves. It was some other posting, completely unrelated to transportation, that I saw. I assume this is what Paul Barter referenced. Eric On Tue, 23 Jun 1998, David Sucher wrote: > >My new efforts to keep out spam.... > > Are worthy. > > But I disagree with the idea---if I understand the thread correctly---that > the 'CarBusters' announcement was spam. It was a useful announcement and I > am glad to know of the journal. > > David Sucher > www.citycomforts.com > > > ***************************** > This is it. Be here now. Go for it. > > > From tkpb at barter.pc.my Wed Jun 24 12:35:17 1998 From: tkpb at barter.pc.my (Paul Barter) Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 11:35:17 +0800 (MYT) Subject: [sustran] Sorry for spam confusion Message-ID: Dear sustran-discussers Sorry for the confusion over what I meant by "spam". I certainly was not referring to the Carbusters messages or the announcement from John Whitelegg on the World Transport Policy and Practice journal. These are certainly within the mission statement of the list, and relevant announcements like those are most welcome!!! If the new anti-spam measures accidentally catch such messages, then I can manually resubmit them to the list, so don't worry. The kind of spam that worried me was one that was totally unrelated to transport and which came from someone who is not even subscribed to the list (it was about "Medical Supplies...."). Best wishes, Paul. A. Rahman Paul BARTER, SUSTRAN Resource Centre A0602 Palm Court, Brickfields, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Phone: +603 274 2590 (or fax on request) E-mail: or (personal) The SUSTRAN Resource Centre hosts the Secretariat of SUSTRAN (the Sustainable Transport Action Network for Asia & the Pacific). From tkpb at barter.pc.my Wed Jun 24 19:59:44 1998 From: tkpb at barter.pc.my (Paul Barter) Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 18:59:44 +0800 (MYT) Subject: [sustran] fwd: Research position in sustainable urban transportation Message-ID: >This advertisment appeared in the Australian on 24/06/98. Please forward >this message to anyone you know who might be interested in one of these >positions. > >************************************************ > > The Institute for Sustainable Futures > >************************************************ > >The Institute for Sustainable Futures works with business, government and >the community to create sustainable futures primarily through research and >consulting. Its concept of sustainability encompasses ecological, economic >and social aspects. > > ***** > (SENIOR) RESEARCH FELLOW OR POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW > IN SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORTATION > ***** > >The Institute is seeking a person with energy and initiative to be part of >its research and consulting team. Your main duties will be to perform >research and consulting on sustainable urban transportation in both >developed and developing countries. You will develop holistic solutions to >problems by integrating technological, economic, socio-political and >ethical aspects. The position is for three years and may be extended if you >are successful in attracting external research or consultancy funds. > >Salary range: Postdoctoral Fellow A$41,769- A$44,836 pa > Research Fellow A$47,197 - A$56,034 pa > Senior Research Fellow A$57,780-A$66,513 pa >Plus an attractive superannuation package and assistance with relocation. > > >APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Applicants should first obtain an information >package from Ann Leadbitter on (02) 9514 1089 or e-mail: >Ann.Leadbitter@uts.edu.au >Information about the Institute is on: >http://www.isf.uts.edu.au >To discuss the position in detail contact Professor Mark Diesendorf, >Director of the Institute by ph. +61 2 9209 4350 or email: >Mark.Diesendorf@uts.edu.au > >Please include details of three referees and forward applications by >15 July, 1998 and address to: > >ANN LEADBITTER >HUMAN RESOURCES UNIT >UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SYDNEY >PO BOX 123, BROADWAY NSW 2007 >AUSTRALIA > >********************************************************** >Equity principles underpin all UTS policies and procedures >********************************************************** > > > >Viktoria Rendes >Administrator >Institute for Sustainable Futures >University of Technology, Sydney >PO Box 123, Broadway NSW 2007, >Australia > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >phone: +61 2 9209 4350 >fax: +61 2 9209 4351 >website: http://www.isf.uts.edu.au >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > From tkpb at barter.pc.my Fri Jun 26 15:12:15 1998 From: tkpb at barter.pc.my (Paul Barter) Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 14:12:15 +0800 (MYT) Subject: [sustran] ESCAP Vacancy Announcement Message-ID: >Date: Fri, 26 Jun 98 09:15:04 -0500 >From: "John Moon" >To: >Subject: Vacancy Announcement >MIME-Version: 1.0 > > > United Nations Secretariat > > VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER 98-E-ESC-167-BA > DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 6 JULY 1998 > POST TITLE AND LEVEL ECONOMIC AFFAIRS OFFICER, P-4 > POST NUMBER UNE-24550-E-P-4-002 > DUTY STATION BANGKOK > ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT TRANSPORT, COMMUNICATIONS AND > TOURISM DIVISION > > UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION > FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (ESCAP) > > INDICATIVE MINIMUM GROSS ANNUAL US$ 75,423 > REMUNERATION (INCLUDING POST ADJUSTMENT) > ______________________________________________________________________ > > FUNCTIONS > > Under the supervision of the Chief, General Transport, Coordination > and Communications Section, the incumbent undertakes urban transport > planning and development; develops and implements computer-based > transport models, transport MIS and infrastructure database; promotes > sustainable transport development; undertakes periodic review and > analysis of regional infrastructure development plans; formulates and > implements programmes/projects on non-motorized transport. She/he > prepares annual issues of Transport and Communications Bulletins as > well as prepares legislative documents and services legislative > meetings. She/he organizes seminars/workshops/meetings and renders > advisory services on general transport planning and development. > > QUALIFICATIONS: > > Advanced university degree, specializing in urban transport planning > and development. A higher level degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) would be > an advantage and may be substituted for two years of professional > experience. A minimum of ten years of professional experience in > responsible capacity in urban transport planning and development. > Evidence of ability to apply transportation planning models, to > prepare documentation and to conduct international meetings is highly > desirable. Proven interpersonal and managerial skills with knowledge > of computer would be advantageous. > > > LANGUAGES: > > Fluency in English or French. Knowledge of the other essential. > Drafting skills in English are essential. Working knowledge of other > United Nations languages is desirable. > > > "INTERNS, CONSULTANTS, INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTORS AND PERSONNEL PROVIDED > TO THE ORGANIZATION ON A NON-REIMBURSABLE BASIS, INCLUDING GRATIS > PERSONNEL, SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THE POST FOR A PERIOD OF > SIX MONTHS FOLLOWING THE END OF THEIR SERVICE." > External applicants are requested to send a detailed curriculum > vitae including date of birth, nationality, educational > qualifications, a summary of professional skills and\or expertise, a > summary of relevant work experience, publications written, and > languages spoken, or to complete a United Nations Personal History > form (P.11), available at UN offices. > Interested UN staff members at the level of the post or one level > below should present their candidacy according to the "Guidelines for > the preparation of applications for vacancies open to internal > candidates within the UN Secretariat" available from the Office of > Human Resources Management, rooms S-2555 and DC1-200, the Bulletin > Board on cc:mail, or at local UN personnel offices and should attach > their latest PER/PAS. > All applications should be sent to: Chief, Personnel Services > Section, ESCAP, United Nations Building, Rajdamnern Avenue, Bangkok > 10200, Thailand. Fax No: 66-2-288-1045 (Personnel Service), or > 66-2-288-1000 (ESCAP). Internet address: > escap/personnel_services@un.org. > Preference may be given to equally qualified women candidates. > NOTE: The United Nations Secretariat is a Non-Smoking Environment. > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > PLEASE INDICATE THE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER ON THE ENVELOPE OR THE > FAX, AND ON THE APPLICATION. > From bsusantono at earthlink.net Sat Jun 27 14:43:22 1998 From: bsusantono at earthlink.net (Bambang Susantono) Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 22:43:22 -0700 Subject: [sustran] Becak-the threecycle- is back in Jakarta References: Message-ID: <3594867A.26A2@earthlink.net> Dear all, Two days ago the Governor of Jakarta announced that the becak (three-wheelers, human pedaled) is now allowed to be operated in Metropolitan Jakarta. This measure is taken to respond to the huge unemployment problems in Jakarta which already triggered several mass upheavals and bloody riots in the last few weeks. Today, Jakarta's neighborhood has already been [again] served by becaks. Jakarta banned the becak in the late 1970s. Some 50,000 becaks were dumped to the Jakarta Bay during the early 80s. Despite its superiority in providing services as feeders of transits, becak was seen by the government to be incompatible with modern urban life and the main obstacle to the smooth flow of urban traffic. The low income, especially the women, praised this policy. Is the current economic crisis a "blessing in disguise" for transportation planners in Jakarta? Might be! but till today the vanpooling increases and traffic jams ease from several corridors. Bambang Susantono CAL, Berkeley From tkpb at barter.pc.my Sun Jun 28 12:04:01 1998 From: tkpb at barter.pc.my (Paul Barter) Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 11:04:01 +0800 (MYT) Subject: [sustran] fwd: Road accidents to outstrip war, HIV deaths: Red Cross Message-ID: From: C-afp@clari.net (AFP) Newsgroups: clari.world.asia.india,clari.world.asia+oceania,clari.news.photos Subject: [Sm28] Road accidents to outstrip war, HIV deaths: Red Cross Organization: Copyright 1998 by Agence France-Presse (via ClariNet) Message-ID: Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 6:45:52 PDT ...... NEW DELHI, June 24 (AFP) - Road accidents will kill or disable more people than war, tuberculosis or HIV by 2020, the International Red Cross said in its annual disaster report unveiled here Wednesday. Astrid Noklebye Heiberg, president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies told a news conference here: "Traffic accidents cause at least 500,000 deaths every year. "They will become the third largest cause of disability and premature death after clinical depression and heart disease and way ahead of war or HIV which gain more attention." Heiberg said the Red Cross had decided to launch its annual report for the first time in India for two reasons -- "because urban risks and hostilities and traffic accidents are very high in India." After a 15-minute drive to the press conference, Heiberg said: "I am lucky to be alive. The way people drive here with no regard for lanes or red lights, the cows ... I am not surprised to see handicapped children and people on the streets. "India has quite a long way to go in this." The report said traffic accidents had burgeoned across the world since the first road death in 1896, with the developing world accounting for 70 percent of all crashes. Around 15 million were estimated to be injured in accidents, mostly the poor and the young. The report said fatality rates ranged from about 180 deaths per 10,000 vehicles annually in Ethiopia and 82 deaths in Nepal to 1.9 for Australia and Japan. It said in large countries such as Mexico and India road accidents cost between two and 3.2 billion dollars a year. "Crashes hamper growth and progress by costing developing countries around 53 billion dollars a year." Heiberg pointed out that traffic accidents "already cost the South almost as much as all the aid they receive". She said the Red Cross had launched several programmes to minimise the effects of accidents. The report said engineering -- from car design to street lights - -- was far more effective in curbing the number of road crashes than efforts to change driver behaviour. The Red Cross chief, however, admitted that the international body's role was limited in preventing major disasters such as "nuclear risks ... and nuclear plants that have been exploding like in Chernobyl. "These are true disasters in that they affect a large number of people." Heiberg said a huge problem facing disaster relief was a sharp fall in aid which had declined in real terms by 17 percent between 1992 and 1996. "Aid decline is happening in the context of expanding economies, trade flows and foreign direct investment in the developing world; and is being outpaced by the market." Heiberg said a neglected area in disasters was "emotional trauma which takes far longer than material recovery, whether it is in the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda or Burundi or Oklahoma City." She said civil war, genocide, apartheid, flooding and other natural disasters resulted in trauma which "could be transferred from generation to generation" and also lead to "new outbreaks of violence." - --=-=-- Content-Description: Help text Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii ClariNet offers photos in MIME multipart format in two resolutions, [Sm]all and Large [Lg], posted as two articles with the same story. 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