Hey, TSR! Sound familiar?
Some buck-grabbing idiocies never really die...
Posted on 04/29/2018 1:54:17 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Notes:
150 kph = about 93 mph
1 crore = 10,000,000
Have you seen what the majority who are even able to buy a car in India buy? I wouldn’t want to travel high speed in them, and suspect they aren’t even capable of high speeds. This is effectively for the wealthy who drive imported cars that are large by their standards.
...and suspect they aren’t even capable of high speeds.
The newest Tata Nano has a claimed top speed of 105 km/hr from the 624cc two cylinder motor putting out 38 hp at 5500 rpm.
Here’s Jay Leno “road” testing a 2012 Nano (It’s not street legal in the US, so he isn’t actually driving on public roads.)
Isn't this desert country with sand storms and all that ?
Who'd wann'a suck up a bucket of sand into their brand new Maserati ?
I’ve said for quite a few years that there are well over a billion people in India and a similar population in China. And most of them would love to be driving. Oil will get continuously more scarce sooner or later. Nations are only feinting at wars over it so far, but that will intensify, too.
A project like this is very good and an economical blessing throughout the route. That’s take 1.
Take 2 is it becomes a crime ridden trap for travelers complete with roadblocks by thieves, murderers and of course the police for shakedowns. Kinda like driving from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas.
Woo-hoo! A whopping 65.244 mph flat out, Tata’s really rockin’ now. Autobahn here they come.
There is a desert in india but the majority of the country is not
Thanx, I didn’t really know.
“Have you seen what the majority who are even able to buy a car in India buy? I wouldn’t want to travel high speed in them, and suspect they aren’t even capable of high speeds. This is effectively for the wealthy who drive imported cars that are large by their standards.”
Seems to me that a high speed rail system would make more sense. Maybe one will be built along side the expressway.
This is a North-South route that would link the two richest & populous cities in India as well as connecting the national Capital of Delhi with the Indian Ocean/Arabian Sea seaport of Mumbai (Bombay till 1995). Can’t help but wonder if this is, at least in part, a reaction to China’s driving ambition to make the ancient ‘Silk Route’ from the Mediterranean Sea to Beijing new and fully usable. Enhancing maritime assets makes good sense for India as they are ‘locked out’ to the North by Pakistan and China, historically uneasy neighbors.
Haven't you seen the commercial? One of the oil companies is trying to make gasoline out of algae. "Pond Scum" will take on a whole new meaning.
I think pollution is much more a concern in these places than the price or scarcity of oil; think of the smog situations in Denver or LA, and imagine that with so many more people.
Alternative power sources are inevitable (even if some time off) because of the billions in Asia; without repressive governments keeping them down, they’ll ALL want to drive...
Other populous countries simply do not have great roads in quantity outside of Western Europe.
Making this project a true transportation corridor, with pathways for freight rail, passenger rail, trucking, pipeline and the highway. If they are going to disrupt the population then do it right.
Average speed of ~73 MPH for the 12-hr trip. That’s with zero time for potty breaks...
Wir fahren fahren fahren auf der Autobahn....
I went from Washington DC to Chicago and Averaged 74 MPH.
That was with one speeding ticket and two bathroom breaks.
Hey, TSR! Sound familiar?
Some buck-grabbing idiocies never really die...
Here's a vegetation map of India
Except for the north-west, the bulk of the land is green
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