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Re: Predictions for the new century (a head start)
Posted By: Howard, on host 209.86.39.82
Date: Friday, December 1, 2000, at 03:27:30
In Reply To: Re: Predictions for the new century (a head start) posted by Nyperold on Thursday, November 30, 2000, at 14:36:06:

> > It depends.
> > Trolleybuses (or trackless trolleys) are most cost-effective in cities up to 50.000 people or in cities that haven't a rail system. Streetcar systems, updated to the new technology known as LRV (Light Rail Vehicles) are the best choice for lines that require at least 15.000 passengers/hour, or 25.000 if the system is totally new - laying down rails, repaving roads and maintaining the infrastructures for such a system need a lot of fundings or income from passenger transit.
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> I should really look who's talking before I plunge into a message. See, in America, those numbers would be written 50,000, 15,000, and 25,000, and the "." is used as a decimal point. So, the first thing I thought was, "Why does a count of people need to be accurate to the thousandth place?" :)
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> Nyper"Needs to slow down"old
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> > AP.

No problem. I can read numbers in American or European.
Howard