The campaign for enlightenment on the consequences for environment and safety of the choice of means of transport
Summary in English
The Swedish Parliament is going to pass an important resolution about traffic politics. The press has not let us know anything about the conditions of the resolution, except for some industrialists' opinions delivered in full page advertisements. We are hereby presenting facts about the consequences of the resolution as well as of the choices of means of transport made by the industry and by everyone.
Some translations:
- bil = car
- tåg = train
- spårvagn = tram
- lastbil = truck
- sjöfart = by sea
- flyg = by air
- kolväten = HC, hydrocarbons
- kolmonoxid = CO, carbon monoxide
- kväveoxider = NOX, nitrogen oxides
- koldioxid = CO2, carbon dioxide
Click and read facts about:
How clean is the shuttle train?How clean will the high-speed train be?
How dangerous is the train? 5.1 car travellers per milliard person-kilometers was killed 1990-1995.
0.22 train passengers per milliard person-kilometers was killed 1990-1995.
How dangerous is the bicycle? Only 1.3 % of pedestrians killed in collisions collided with a bicycle. Only 2 % of cyclists killed in collisions collided with a bicycle.
Sources:
VTI, The Swedish Road and Transport Research Institute, Meddelande 718KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Vehicle Engineering 9420
SCB, Statistics Sweden
SIKA, The Swedish State Institute for Communication Analysis
SJ, The Swedish State Railways
Vägverket, The Swedish Road Administration