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Smarter Moves: How Information Communications Technology can promote Sustainable Mobility
| Date: | 25/01/2010 |
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| Classification: | Transport |
| Document type: | SDC Reports & Papers |
| Rating: |  (4 reviews) |
| Download: |  SDC_Smarter_Moves_w.pdf - 2123 KB |
| Summary: | This report looks at how ICT could transform the way we choose to travel, and so make both our travel and our lifestyles more sustainable. It concludes that a concerted Government and business focus on ICT solutions could help provide answers to some of our most pressing transport problems. |
Your comments
 | Lots of good ideas in here, so hope that government departments take these seriously. ICT seems to hold the prospect of much pleasanter and safer roads for everyone. I was particular struck by ideas for 'Intelligent Speed Adaptation' systems which should surely be fitted to all new road vehicles. Making this mandatory would mean, in time, that nobody would ever get a speeding fine, we could clear our streets of unsightly (and costly) speed cameras and most speed limit signs, and we'd no longer need to worry about speeding drivers making our neighbourhoods no-go areas for children. Bring it on! |
 | Another crazy Government Idea. Try this for a more sensible suggesetion: A PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM THAT WORKS! IF investing in non road based transport could take 90% of goods vehicles off the largest roads and reduce the need for most private long journeys by car how much difference would that make? Even just subsidising the trains so I can get to London cheaper than by driving would make a difference (and I live 3hrs drive away). Ridiculous! |
 | It is hard to take seriously a report on this subject that does not refer to the work of the Foresight Project on Intelligent Infrastructure Systems. http://www.foresight.gov.uk/OurWork/CompletedProjects/IIS/Index.asp The writing, or editing, of this report is also poor. What does it mean by "ICT can help achieve optimum infrastructure utilisation"? The examples listed are superficial. Fortunately, we get more depth later on. The comment from the person who does not want anything that costs money just shows how hard it will be to get ideas accepted. |
| Just like any other 'not particularly well thought out' Government idea you have opted to take the easy route and take more money from the populus in additional tolls, tax and road pricing schemes not to mention wasting millions of tax payers pounds on average speed cameras and speed controlling devices on the road network. This is typical Government guff, rather than being forward thinking and looking at ideas to implement that does NOT cost the motorist more, but instead gives a real choice and opportunity to leave the car at home. Motorists pay more than their fair share in taxes and fuel duty, and in reality the Government do not want nor can afford for motorists to stay off the road. Instead they find unfounded and unproven arguments that can be used as an excuse to squeeze more money from them. Global warming is no more than a cash cow, global warming is a natural occurence and in unavoidable and there is no evidence to suggest otherwise. As a road user I would welcome reducing the miles I drive for no other reason than to save money, so rather than waste tax payers money on this drivel why not think of some real ideas and implement some sensible plans so motorists can either travel effectively without their car or, heaven forbid, introduce tax or duty reductions to car sharers or home workers who travel less miles. |
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