20-06-2019, 07:27 PM
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Car free day
What an interesting ideaApparently practised in other cities of the world .
https://www.standard.co.uk/futurelon...-a4171091.html
21-06-2019, 12:48 AM
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Re: Car free day
I live on the northern fringe of Sydney Metro. In Sydney you can just about do without a car. The Public transport is pretty good with trains, metro lines, ferries and busses. People still whinge about it but that's normal. The better people have it the more they complain I find. Melbourne is one of the best cities in the world to not have a car. The P.T. is so good. In Sydney you can be car free in the inner city neighbourhoods but beyond the main city public transport systems it's not so good. Pretty much impossible in my neck of the woods to go without a car. There's a pretty "rubbish" local bus service here but to get from here to there we need a car. Car free days are a great start.
21-06-2019, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by keezoy
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I live on the northern fringe of Sydney Metro. In Sydney you can just about do without a car. The Public transport is pretty good with trains, metro lines, ferries and busses. People still whinge about it but that's normal. The better people have it the more they complain I find. Melbourne is one of the best cities in the world to not have a car. The P.T. is so good. In Sydney you can be car free in the inner city neighbourhoods but beyond the main city public transport systems it's not so good. Pretty much impossible in my neck of the woods to go without a car. There's a pretty "rubbish" local bus service here but to get from here to there we need a car. Car free days are a great start.
21-06-2019, 12:40 PM
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Re: Car free day
Originally Posted by Tiffany
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There is now an electric train too. It emits water so is not polluting the atmosphere.
There's nowhere near enough electricity generated from recyclables to cater for our current needs (ouch!) let alone the introduction of electrically powered vehicles.
Even then the power transmission network is on the verge of breakdown even before an additional load is placed on it.
I do recall seeing compact atomic generator packs in use in Russia that served local communities. That would be one solution but I suspect that here with our growing terrorist presence it would not be a particularly safe option ......
Interestingly the Lawrence Livermore lab in the USA are now playing catch-up with Russia and working on a small local thing.
Funny how often the Americans have to play catch-up in so many areas!
21-06-2019, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by The Artful Todger
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Emits water? That apart the electricity for electricity vehicles has to be generated. There's nowhere near enough electricity generated from recyclables to cater for our current needs (ouch!) let alone the introduction of electrically powered vehicles.
Even then the power transmission network is on the verge of breakdown even before an additional load is placed on it.
I do recall seeing compact atomic generator packs in use in Russia that served local communities. That would be one solution but I suspect that here with our growing terrorist presence it would not be a particularly safe option ......
Interestingly the Lawrence Livermore lab in the USA are now playing catch-up with Russia and working on a small local thing.
Funny how often the Americans have to play catch-up in so many areas!
Todgy! And a plus factor about them is they are easily
moveable as well? Each one is apparently capable of supplying
a medium sized city!
The only thing we need to bring these generators on line is
to redesignate their use, and then deploy them to where they
are needed!
They are currently deployed all over the world in our so called
Nuclear Deterent submarines, a thing imo which are a waste
of resources as we would never have the guts to use them if
ever needed?
Regards Donkeyman!
21-06-2019, 01:55 PM
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Re: Car free day
Originally Posted by Donkeyman
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We have existing compact atomic generators in the uk alsoTodgy! And a plus factor about them is they are easily
moveable as well? Each one is apparently capable of supplying
a medium sized city!
The only thing we need to bring these generators on line is
to redesignate their use, and then deploy them to where they
are needed!
They are currently deployed all over the world in our so called
Nuclear Deterent submarines, a thing imo which are a waste
of resources as we would never have the guts to use them if
ever needed?
Regards Donkeyman!
For example the Lawrence Livermore thing is lead cooled, and it's a fast breeder.
In addition in order to make the thing intrinsically safe it's about 10 metres tall and relies on convection currents within the liquid lead coolant rather than any moving parts that would not survive the 30 year design life. In addition a different fuel is used.
Chalk and cheese springs to mind.
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