Language Analysis: "A Free Ride" In his opinion article, Professor McLellan asserts that free public transport is a better solution than increasing funding for road development. He uses a moderate tone to present himself as being logical and reasonable. McLellan appeals to an adult audience by emphasising the health, safety and financial benefits the community will gain. Professor McLellan appeals to the hip pocket nerve when he outlines the financial benefits of his scheme. He uses "savings", "Governments would save money", "$21 billion per year", in an attempt to emphasise his "commuters" that using public transport is better because it assists people to reduce the amount of money they spend each week when driving.
Driving one’s personal vehicle can be the least expensive choice. The only expenses for driving a personal vehicle are the costs of fuel for the trip, making sure all the belts and hoses are in good working order, making sure the tires are in good shape and that all the necessary liquids are topped off to keep the vehicle in great shape for the trip. There are advantages to driving one’s own vehicle besides saving the cost of rental fees. One advantage would be that if the vacation should need to be extended for a few extra days, no extra expense would be involved. Also, driving one’s own vehicle means there are no worries about getting the car back to the rental company at a certain time on a certain day.
These facilities and software systems enabled both companies to reach a 99% arrive-on-time rate in their famous overnight/morning deliveries. However, this became an advantage for Airborne. The top management of Airborne understood clearly that they could not be everything to all the people. As a result, the company has positioned themselves differently from the big two, and to put more attention in its afternoon/second-day deliveries. This strategy has helped Airborne to reduce a large sum of costs because the afternoon/second-day deliveries could be transported using trucks, subsequently to save two-thirds the costs of owning and operating an aircraft capacity.
First time drivers need safe, reliable transportation that will not break the bank, that’s what parents should keep in mind when considering what car to buy a new teen driver. The first consideration should be, what the car will be used for, daily commute, car pooling or something small for parking on college campus, should it be fuel efficient, and is it for short or long distances. If the car is used for short distance, then a used car may be less attractive but you may be getting a bigger bang for the buck. A new car will have more of the new safety features but will loose 20 to 30 percent of its value in the first two years. Insurance will be expensive for a newer car because young drivers are less experienced.
Las Vegas can be thought of as a giant playground for grown-ups, which had over 39.2 million visitors last year (“Vegas FAQs”). It can be an affordable vacation for people looking to escape the real world and unwind for a bit. The first thing to consider is when to go. Choosing the right time of year, days of the week and avoiding large conventions are all key in saving money for the trip. Hotel rooms cost less during the off season
One of these methods is congestion charges, London adopted this method meaning any vehicle owner who wants to drive into the CBD must pay a charge to do so, this has been successful and since 2003, there has been a 15% reduction in traffic and emissions in the congestion zone. To further the reduction of traffic in London, it also introduced pedestrianized zones at certain times, and permanently pedestrianized zones, this does reduce pollution as there is less cars, however, shops may receive fewer customers as people can only get to them on foot. Another scheme is public transport improvements, although these are often criticised as being expensive, they are evidently very effective; Manchester’s metro link cost over £1 billion ,however it did succeed in taking 2.6 million cars of the road. Other examples of improvement include, improved bus services, park and ride schemes and tram networks, all of which reduce pollution by having less cars on the road. Mexico City took these schemes to the next level by banning drivers from using their cars one weekday per week, based on their number plate, massively reducing the amount of cars.
With the rising tuition education is going to be very hard to acquire. So it is time for America to change and find a way to lower these ridiculous prices. A College Board report found that about 66% of students who earned a bachelor's degree in 2008 graduated with a substantial amount of debt. This proves that the cost of tuition is rising and in another report, it determined that the average debt of the class of 2008 owed $23,200. This was determined by the Project on student debt, a non profit organization.
When a driver shifts a gear down to reduce their speed, they are actually saving on brake repairs and are very fuel efficient. Texaco Fuel Industries reported that Stick shifts cars save 20% more gas than automatic transmission cars. Stick shift cars will respond better to the driver which makes them safer. Safety is an important issue when we talk about cars. People who drive cars with automatic transmissions often do not pay as much attention as they should.
They have put emphasis on convenience and cost saving to stand out from their North American competitors, who have been focusing on environmental benefits. Customer Segments Zipcar had a clear vision of their target customers from the beginning: urban dwellers who do not need a car to get to work but want the convenience of a private vehicle time to time. Chase’s research shows that, among urban dwellers, college-educated individuals were the most receptive to this car-sharing business. Boston was the perfect location to launch the business. Boston, known as the “Walking City,” has a good public transportation system and many people do not own cars.
I think so many people have the personal experience. Faced with the mounting traffic problem, fortunately proposition 71 will help California solve the problem because it advise the government increase the investment in public transportation in California to reduce traffic jam and air pollution caused by automobile. Proposition 71 states that the state government should focus their money and energy on improving the California public transportation instead of building more road and freeways. The government should build more subway and bus lines, because public transportation is very convenient for people without a car, and it is very cheap and it is better for the environment and it is a better long-term solution for meeting the transportation demands of future in California. The traffic jams in large cities like Los Angeles are mainly because of the increase of the number of the private cars in California.