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HS1 Domestic trains are a bit busy
On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:46:41 +0100, "Basil Jet"
wrote: The only feature of London minicabs which is designed specifically to serve the interest of the public rather than the interest of the minicab drivers/bosses is the fact that the drivers are verified to have been convicted of no rapes since coming to this country. By contrast, London taxis have numerous features which serve no interest to the driver but serve the interest of the city as a whole - the tight turning circle which approximately doubles the cost of the vehicle but prevents London from being permanently gridlocked being the most obvious one. The turning circle requirement does not alone double the cost of the vehicle. An objective comparison could be made between the costs of the EcoCity Vehicles London Cab based on a Mercedes Vito, and a similarly specified vehicle that lacks only the modification to the standard steering system to give a smaller turning circle. Obviously, these figures are not readily available, but I find it difficult to believe that a single, albeit fairly complex modification would actually double the cost of the EcoCity vehicle. |
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