Comments on: Keep Those Traffic Restrictions! http://cupofcha.com/2008/09/12/keep-those-traffic-restrictions.html This is China Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:05:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Nick http://cupofcha.com/2008/09/12/keep-those-traffic-restrictions.html/comment-page-1#comment-3141 Nick Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:31:22 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/?p=388#comment-3141 On the topic of truck restrictions, forcing those rickety, dirty, blue soot-mobiles off the road will be a good thing, but without regulatory pressure businesses will always opt for the dirty cheap option for moving their goods rather than upgrading their fleets. Bottom line is, we still need to move our crap around. On the topic of truck restrictions, forcing those rickety, dirty, blue soot-mobiles off the road will be a good thing, but without regulatory pressure businesses will always opt for the dirty cheap option for moving their goods rather than upgrading their fleets. Bottom line is, we still need to move our crap around.

]]> By: chriswaugh_bj http://cupofcha.com/2008/09/12/keep-those-traffic-restrictions.html/comment-page-1#comment-3139 chriswaugh_bj Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:24:31 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/?p=388#comment-3139 I'm with you on this. Keep the traffic restrictions, definitely. Owning a car does not give you some kind of God-given right to fuck up everybody's air. jch- that's already possible. Just before the Olympics it was announced car buyers would be able to book licence plate numbers, allowing them to buy a second car to beat the restrictions. But I suspect the number of those who can afford a second car (remember, you've got to pay registration, petrol, maintenance, parking..... ) is rather small. So hopefully keeping the restrictions while expanding public transport will encourage more people onto bikes, buses or subway. Oh, there was an article the other day about extending subway hours, but I didn't get time to read it. I’m with you on this. Keep the traffic restrictions, definitely. Owning a car does not give you some kind of God-given right to fuck up everybody’s air.

jch- that’s already possible. Just before the Olympics it was announced car buyers would be able to book licence plate numbers, allowing them to buy a second car to beat the restrictions. But I suspect the number of those who can afford a second car (remember, you’ve got to pay registration, petrol, maintenance, parking….. ) is rather small. So hopefully keeping the restrictions while expanding public transport will encourage more people onto bikes, buses or subway.

Oh, there was an article the other day about extending subway hours, but I didn’t get time to read it.

]]> By: jch http://cupofcha.com/2008/09/12/keep-those-traffic-restrictions.html/comment-page-1#comment-3137 jch Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:32:09 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/?p=388#comment-3137 The best argument against keeping the restrictions is that the rich Chinese will just buy two cars w/ different license plates. Though, as a rider of buses and biker, i agree - the less cars the better. If only we could keep the clear skies... The best argument against keeping the restrictions is that the rich Chinese will just buy two cars w/ different license plates. Though, as a rider of buses and biker, i agree – the less cars the better. If only we could keep the clear skies…

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