Comments on: Picture of the week: the revolution in urban motorized transport is (finally) happening http://www.52ndwest.com/bora-bora/environmentgreen/picture-of-the-week-the-revolution-in-urban-motorized-transport-is-finally-happening/ Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:49:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Nicolas Martin http://www.52ndwest.com/bora-bora/environmentgreen/picture-of-the-week-the-revolution-in-urban-motorized-transport-is-finally-happening/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Nicolas Martin Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:21:04 +0000 http://www.52ndwest.com/?p=730#comment-58 @ Todd: since countries have different regulations with regards to the use of vehicles on the roads, I guess it may take time to see the P.U.M.A going wild in streets around the world. However, since Segways (the little brother of the P.U.M.A.) and electric scooters speeding >35 MPH are already authorized in most cities in Europe and the US, why shouldn't the P.U.M.A.? But security might be another issue for the P.U.M.A. (at least at the beginning); so we'll maybe see P.U.M.A. users riding their vehicle on the bicycle lane at first... @ Todd: since countries have different regulations with regards to the use of vehicles on the roads, I guess it may take time to see the P.U.M.A going wild in streets around the world. However, since Segways (the little brother of the P.U.M.A.) and electric scooters speeding >35 MPH are already authorized in most cities in Europe and the US, why shouldn’t the P.U.M.A.? But security might be another issue for the P.U.M.A. (at least at the beginning); so we’ll maybe see P.U.M.A. users riding their vehicle on the bicycle lane at first…

]]> By: Todd Halbert http://www.52ndwest.com/bora-bora/environmentgreen/picture-of-the-week-the-revolution-in-urban-motorized-transport-is-finally-happening/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Todd Halbert Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:31:55 +0000 http://www.52ndwest.com/?p=730#comment-57 TO DRIVE ON THE STREET DOSE IT NEED TO BE LICENSED TO DRIVE ON THE STREET DOSE IT NEED TO BE LICENSED

]]> By: Nicolas Martin http://www.52ndwest.com/bora-bora/environmentgreen/picture-of-the-week-the-revolution-in-urban-motorized-transport-is-finally-happening/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Nicolas Martin Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:12:37 +0000 http://www.52ndwest.com/?p=730#comment-56 @ Kerolic: Thanks for your input and the link! Just like you I believe that for the moment we can only decently rely on public transportation or environment-friendly solutions (a.k.a. walking or ridding a bike!) to help things change. However, our (lazy) human nature urges us to drive our cars to go to the grocery next door, while waiting for the big change to come from others (our government, influential people, etc). The fact that GM is part of that PUMA project really gives me hope as we all know that car manufacturers are the one usually driving the WW oil consumption... if GM can manage to make good money out of that initiative (I really hope they will), maybe more manufacturers will follow its lead! And this is how things may start to change (remember <a href="http://www.storyofstuff.com/anotherway.html" rel="nofollow">The Story of Stuff</a>: CEOs and Shareholders "make regulations", not governments) @ Kerolic: Thanks for your input and the link! Just like you I believe that for the moment we can only decently rely on public transportation or environment-friendly solutions (a.k.a. walking or ridding a bike!) to help things change. However, our (lazy) human nature urges us to drive our cars to go to the grocery next door, while waiting for the big change to come from others (our government, influential people, etc).
The fact that GM is part of that PUMA project really gives me hope as we all know that car manufacturers are the one usually driving the WW oil consumption… if GM can manage to make good money out of that initiative (I really hope they will), maybe more manufacturers will follow its lead! And this is how things may start to change (remember The Story of Stuff: CEOs and Shareholders “make regulations”, not governments)

]]> By: kerolic http://www.52ndwest.com/bora-bora/environmentgreen/picture-of-the-week-the-revolution-in-urban-motorized-transport-is-finally-happening/comment-page-1/#comment-53 kerolic Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:24:00 +0000 http://www.52ndwest.com/?p=730#comment-53 I really find exciting that new company tries to find new and innovative solutions to solve such a big issue. But I tend to really think that the biggest solutions are also the most obvious. Public transportation development, renting solution are probably elements to strenghen ... Not mentioning the bike - the most efficient mean of transportation ever invented, with the best ratio energy/km Look at the poster to get a better picture of energy equivalents. http://awesome.goodmagazine.com/transparency/web/trans0209gettingaroundrev.html I really find exciting that new company tries to find new and innovative solutions to solve such a big issue. But I tend to really think that the biggest solutions are also the most obvious. Public transportation development, renting solution are probably elements to strenghen …

Not mentioning the bike – the most efficient mean of transportation ever invented, with the best ratio energy/km

Look at the poster to get a better picture of energy equivalents.
http://awesome.goodmagazine.com/transparency/web/trans0209gettingaroundrev.html

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