Comments on: 85% of motorists ready to switch to buses and trams http://anilnetto.com/economy/development-issues/85-of-motorists-ready-to-switch-to-buses-and-trams/ Let justice flow like a mighty river Fri, 25 May 2012 18:31:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: anilnetto http://anilnetto.com/economy/development-issues/85-of-motorists-ready-to-switch-to-buses-and-trams/comment-page-1/#comment-32001 anilnetto Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:07:43 +0000 http://anilnetto.com/?p=366#comment-32001 Thanks Henk, appreciate that. Have inserted the attribution. cheers, Anil Thanks Henk, appreciate that. Have inserted the attribution. cheers, Anil

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]]> By: Henk Graalman http://anilnetto.com/economy/development-issues/85-of-motorists-ready-to-switch-to-buses-and-trams/comment-page-1/#comment-32000 Henk Graalman Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:41:42 +0000 http://anilnetto.com/?p=366#comment-32000 G'day happen to come across this photo which has been made by me, and as such I own the copyright and would like to see my name credited only Any queries/clarifcation please let me know Thanks and regards Henk Graalman Adelaide, australia G’day

happen to come across this photo which has been made by me, and as such I own the copyright and would like to see my name credited only

Any queries/clarifcation please let me know

Thanks and regards
Henk Graalman
Adelaide, australia

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]]> By: bernard http://anilnetto.com/economy/development-issues/85-of-motorists-ready-to-switch-to-buses-and-trams/comment-page-1/#comment-4021 bernard Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:05:38 +0000 http://anilnetto.com/?p=366#comment-4021 i don's think that the island's roads are big enough to accomodate the trams but i hope that the state govt will look into the possibility. i don’s think that the island’s roads are big enough to accomodate the trams but i hope that the state govt will look into the possibility.

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]]> By: Ganesh http://anilnetto.com/economy/development-issues/85-of-motorists-ready-to-switch-to-buses-and-trams/comment-page-1/#comment-3847 Ganesh Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:18:53 +0000 http://anilnetto.com/?p=366#comment-3847 Will the buiding of trams be the most expensive in the world like RM150 million per KM highways? http://anilnetto.com/accountability/causeway-toll-bonanza-for-mrcb-in-the-offing/ Tell me lah, where in the world got RM150 million per KM highway? Will the buiding of trams be the most expensive in the world like RM150 million per KM highways?

http://anilnetto.com/accountability/causeway-toll-bonanza-for-mrcb-in-the-offing/

Tell me lah, where in the world got RM150 million per KM highway?

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]]> By: inspiron http://anilnetto.com/economy/development-issues/85-of-motorists-ready-to-switch-to-buses-and-trams/comment-page-1/#comment-3846 inspiron Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:31:37 +0000 http://anilnetto.com/?p=366#comment-3846 Oh yeah, regarding your post: From People Power to Pedal Power Have you actually tried to cycle around Georgetown or to your work place? Good luck on smelling like car exhaust and trying to keep your bag from being stolen by mat rempit and i would give my prayer to vehicles user on the road that tried to avoid you from getting heart attack. Or are you like our government only know how to propose big plan and not how to mantain the plan? Talk is cheap Oh yeah, regarding your post:
From People Power to Pedal Power

Have you actually tried to cycle around Georgetown or to your work place?

Good luck on smelling like car exhaust and trying to keep your bag from being stolen by mat rempit and i would give my prayer to vehicles user on the road that tried to avoid you from getting heart attack.

Or are you like our government only know how to propose big plan and not how to mantain the plan? Talk is cheap

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]]> By: inspiron http://anilnetto.com/economy/development-issues/85-of-motorists-ready-to-switch-to-buses-and-trams/comment-page-1/#comment-3845 inspiron Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:10:22 +0000 http://anilnetto.com/?p=366#comment-3845 All this talk about tram is wasting time. Why you all keep comparing Penang island with western city that do not have our problem ie: bad traffic jam, small and congested road, mat rempit, bus system that is not dependable, uncovered bus stop and linkway to the nearest building. I know tram is cheap to implement and have less pollution but my point is it is not feasible in Penang. I wonder why the megacity does not have tram, Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing, Jakarta, Bangkok ? Just because other cities can do it, why Penang can't you said? I'm sure all those other cities have a lot of cyclist. Now why don't all those who vote for tram try and ride a bicycle around in Georgetown. Go ahead, it's cheap and environment friendly but don't forget to buy more life insurance ya All this talk about tram is wasting time. Why you all keep comparing Penang island with western city that do not have our problem ie: bad traffic jam, small and congested road, mat rempit, bus system that is not dependable, uncovered bus stop and linkway to the nearest building.

I know tram is cheap to implement and have less pollution but my point is it is not feasible in Penang.

I wonder why the megacity does not have tram, Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing, Jakarta, Bangkok ?

Just because other cities can do it, why Penang can’t you said? I’m sure all those other cities have a lot of cyclist. Now why don’t all those who vote for tram try and ride a bicycle around in Georgetown. Go ahead, it’s cheap and environment friendly but don’t forget to buy more life insurance ya

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]]> By: K S Ong http://anilnetto.com/economy/development-issues/85-of-motorists-ready-to-switch-to-buses-and-trams/comment-page-1/#comment-3843 K S Ong Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:51:08 +0000 http://anilnetto.com/?p=366#comment-3843 Hi Anil, I have just posted something on Bus Rapid Transit. I got interested by chance and it is a long shot. Your comments will be most appreciated. Best wishes, K S Ong Hi Anil,

I have just posted something on Bus Rapid Transit. I got interested by chance and it is a long shot. Your comments will be most appreciated.

Best wishes,

K S Ong

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]]> By: Ganesh http://anilnetto.com/economy/development-issues/85-of-motorists-ready-to-switch-to-buses-and-trams/comment-page-1/#comment-3842 Ganesh Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:25:49 +0000 http://anilnetto.com/?p=366#comment-3842 Don't even talk about trams. Or intercity trains are ancient. Look at all European countries, their Intercity can do 3 times our speed at prices that are reasonable to their standards. For us, from KL to Butterworth, it takes like 10 hours including delays. So, if intercity trains, the most basic transportation network is not there, how can there even be trams? When I was int he UK 20 years ago, their intercity trains were still 3 times faster than our crap here. We are ancient lah cause money is being mismanaged left right and centre. Even our Astro is still analogue and many say, it would be the case for many many years to come. Some even predict up to 2015. Whilst eveyone is foolishly buying LCD and Plasma TVs, our Satellite Provider cannot even give us decent digital Tv, whatmore HD TV. Even the 4:3 ratio and 16:9 ratio is kema kabut. Biasalah, monopoly We get such blur TV in Malaysia, the most basic of basics, whatmore want to hope for trams? Don’t even talk about trams. Or intercity trains are ancient. Look at all European countries, their Intercity can do 3 times our speed at prices that are reasonable to their standards. For us, from KL to Butterworth, it takes like 10 hours including delays.

So, if intercity trains, the most basic transportation network is not there, how can there even be trams? When I was int he UK 20 years ago, their intercity trains were still 3 times faster than our crap here.

We are ancient lah cause money is being mismanaged left right and centre.

Even our Astro is still analogue and many say, it would be the case for many many years to come. Some even predict up to 2015. Whilst eveyone is foolishly buying LCD and Plasma TVs, our Satellite Provider cannot even give us decent digital Tv, whatmore HD TV. Even the 4:3 ratio and 16:9 ratio is kema kabut. Biasalah, monopoly

We get such blur TV in Malaysia, the most basic of basics, whatmore want to hope for trams?

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]]> By: alvin lee http://anilnetto.com/economy/development-issues/85-of-motorists-ready-to-switch-to-buses-and-trams/comment-page-1/#comment-3841 alvin lee Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:25:47 +0000 http://anilnetto.com/?p=366#comment-3841 if our public transportation system is efficient, i cannot see any reason why the public would refuse to use it. Just look at Singapore. if our public transportation system is efficient, i cannot see any reason why the public would refuse to use it. Just look at Singapore.

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]]> By: jughead http://anilnetto.com/economy/development-issues/85-of-motorists-ready-to-switch-to-buses-and-trams/comment-page-1/#comment-3839 jughead Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:05:57 +0000 http://anilnetto.com/?p=366#comment-3839 Anil Please look at your photo closer. To protect passengers from knocking down by cars, there is a safety island and barriers. Very good if Panang can afford to widen its roads and knock down all the old buildings to accommodate the width of the trams and cars. Or how about readers do not mind the Government acquiring their properties for the good of the people to build tramways or to bear the construction work to lay the tracks along existing roads. For the start, the Government should improve the bus service and introduce buses that runs on NLG. The main question is how to turn people from driving their cars into taking public transport. As one writer has to resort to driving because of 2 reasons - late for appointment (but STAR and PUTRA are never delayed by traffic kams) and no intergration. Trams in Adelaide runs on time because it is a small country town with no traffic jams and has been advertsing to convince people from Sydney to move to there. Anil

Please look at your photo closer. To protect passengers from knocking down by cars, there is a safety island and barriers. Very good if Panang can afford to widen its roads and knock down all the old buildings to accommodate the width of the trams and cars. Or how about readers do not mind the Government acquiring their properties for the good of the people to build tramways or to bear the construction work to lay the tracks along existing roads.

For the start, the Government should improve the bus service and introduce buses that runs on NLG. The main question is how to turn people from driving their cars into taking public transport. As one writer has to resort to driving because of 2 reasons – late for appointment (but STAR and PUTRA are never delayed by traffic kams) and no intergration. Trams in Adelaide runs on time because it is a small country town with no traffic jams and has been advertsing to convince people from Sydney to move to there.

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