Abstract
Intermodal transportation is the use of multiple mode of transportation system (road - rail) during a one way journey. The project was to create the concept of intermodal personalized urban mobility vehicle and suitable transportation system envisioned as a collaborative private public network that can benefit future transportation and provides flexibility in personal transit. The main objectives was to reduce the travelling stress of the daily commuters by providing maximum comfort with the help of an inter model concept and system.
Traffic congestion and accident due to increase in vehicle results in commutation difficulties from one place to another in urban area. For a single person to travel most of them use a four seat or
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Noise: A large number of these people lived in urban areas. Traffic noise can have several adverse impacts on people’s health, including a deterioration of people’s cognitive functions and cardiovascular diseases.
4. Traffic safety: about two thirds of accidents and one third of road fatalities are in urban areas. Pedestrians and cyclists are frequently victims of traffic accidents, with children, women and the elderly the groups most affected.
5. Ageing: An important challenge will be to develop an urban transport system that safeguards the mobility needs of the elderly.
6. Public transport; increasing car ownership combined with urban growth imperils the attractiveness and efficiency of public transport systems.
7. Social exclusion; the design of the urban transport system may cause social exclusion in various ways:
Spatial exclusion, which usually emerges in low density areas, where public transport services are not operated because they are not profitable.
Temporal exclusion, which is mainly related to problems faced by people travelling very early or late in the day, when public transport services do not exist or are
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The shown costs capture the following:
• The cost of one battery or battery service over 4 years and Cost of petrol (@current prices).
• Maintenance costs of all vehicles not included. Note that users of Reva report that electric cars have minimal engine maintenance costs compared to petrol vehicles in India. In addition to reducing the purchase price for their electric car, Mahindra has also launched 2 new service innovations to ease customer concerns around electric charging. Mahindra has offered an energy service scheme, called “Goodbye Fuel, Hello Electric”, for a usage of 800km per month for Rs.2599 or Rs. 2999 for 5 years – effectively locking in fuels costs for Indians against future inflation.
• At these pricing points, and with faster inflation of the cost of vehicle fuels relative to the cost of electricity, it may mean that Mahindra is the best placed in the Indian market to set up a complete electrified transport service for customers that is relatively independent of government support. [10]
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Social exclusion is the exclusion of an individual from the current social system, their individual rights and privileges. This is usually a result of a person living in poverty due to circumstances he or she has no control over, or their own human error. Becoming socially excluded can also be the result of the individual belonging to a minority social group. Social exclusion refers to individuals whom are excluded from certain aspects of social life such as employment and social relations. This can be due to reasons such as whether or not the individual would like to participate in social activities, or whether he or she is unable to participate in social activities for reasons which are beyond their control, such as a disability (Burchandt et al. 2002). Social exclusion can be a major problem, studies have shown that being socially excluded from a group/s in fact activates particular areas of the brain, areas which would usually only be activated by physical pain (Eisenberger et al, 2003). Not only can social exclusion have negative effects on an individuals mental health and wellbeing, but it can also cause exploitation, oppression and marginality. Social exclusion also prevents equality, fairness and social justice.
Social exclusion is a contested term with multiple definitions, it is complex, multifaceted and has a variety of dimensions. Social exclusion is ‘the dynamic process of being shut out, fully or partially, from any of the social, economic, political and cultural systems which determine the social integration of a person in a society’ (Walker and Walker 1997:8). There’s no one universal definition of social exclusion, however lack of participation in any dimension of society is at its core. Therefore, social exclusion is subjective and leads to a lack of agency, which results to the feeling of alienation and isolation from society. Hence, ‘social exclusion is a complex and multi-dimensional process… it affects both the quality of life of individuals
“The poor public transportation prevents many public-university students from taking full advantage of their education. They have long waits before boarding their buses and miss many of their morning classes and, occasionally, exams.”
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