Entries Tagged ‘Transport’

Launch of the Tata Nano

The world’s cheapest production car from India has finally made its debut to consumers on the 17th of July. The first ever customer for the Tata Nano received his keys for the car in front of a crowd of media and public. Company president Ratan Tata presented the key to the first Tata Nano to [...]

Helicopter to School?

A prestigous school in Dongwan (China) attracted some online attention after it was reported that a student literally rode a helicopter to School. The school confirmed that such an incident did happen about two years ago. A reason given by the school for the incident was the major traffic jam on that particular day. The [...]

Extreme Bike Riding

First time in Vietnam you may be surprised at the numbers of motorbikes on the street, with a population of 80 million there are 6 million motorbikes. This figure is rising everyday and this can only be explained by the wide variety of usage Vietnamese do with their bikes. Some interesting examples below:

Source: xilu.com

14 Seater Bicycle

Earlier last week a 14 seater bicycle was unveiled at the Beijing Sun Park. It attracted many visitors and was proclaimed Asia’s largest, having a capacity for 14 riders at the same time. Best suited for holiday tours. One of these might come in handy on the campus! A business idea in the making?

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The most ticketed car?

A Chinese news paper has reported a car with a 1.75 meters long traffic offense report. Apparently between 08/04/2008 and 10/05/2009 the car violated the traffic laws 106 times. With a combination of a 381 demerit points and a total combine fine of 72900 RMB (est. $10700 USD). This is roughly the average per [...]