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Passenger Tablet Use By Transportation Mode [CHART]
The data shows that travelers are increasingly abandoning simple, audio-oriented activities in favor of devices with LCD screens that allow for surfing the web, watching movies, listening to music and reading books. Over the past two years, audio usage fell from 9.1% of passengers on commercial flights to 5.2%.
Tablets, in particular, account for a growing share of the multi-use devices travelers are adopting. The survey noted that 8.4% of airline passengers were observed using a tablet at some point during their flight, compared to 5.9% of Amtrak passengers and 3.7% of travelers on curbside bus companies like BoltBus and MegaBus. Read the rest at eMarketer.
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Vespa Desk [GALLERY]
Before and after photos of a recycling job that transformed a Vespa motorscooter from junk heap fodder to a mini desk and laptop stand. See the rest at Reinventing Wheels.
Commuting Times By Country [CHART]
America, despite its wealth and strength, often seems to be falling apart. American cities have suffered a rash of recent infrastructure calamities, from the failure of the New Orleans levees to the collapse of a highway bridge in Minneapolis, to a fatal crash on Washington, DC’s (generally impressive) metro system. But just as striking are the common shortcomings. America’s civil engineers routinely give its transport structures poor marks, rating roads, rails and bridges as deficient or functionally obsolete. And according to a World Economic Forum study America’s infrastructure has got worse, by comparison with other countries, over the past decade. In the WEF 2010 league table America now ranks 23rd for overall infrastructure quality, between Spain and Chile. Its roads, railways, ports and air-transport infrastructure are all judged mediocre against networks in northern Europe. Read the rest at The Economist.
Red Barchetta One Step Closer To Reality [VIDEO]
The State of Nevada just passed Assembly Bill No. 511 which, among other things, authorizes the Department of Transportation to develop rules and regulations governing the use of driverless cars, such as Google’s concept car, on its roads. Read the rest at Forbes
Geddy Lee and Rush would be horrified:
Interest In Electric Vehicles Rises With Gas Prices [CHART]
About eight in 10 (78%) of US consumers would consider purchasing an electric vehicle (EV) when fuel prices reach $5 per gallon, according to an April 2011 study from Deloitte. Results of “Gaining Traction” indicate that consumer interest in EVs steadily rises with fuel prices, with nearly 100% of consumers willing to consider an EV purchase if fuel prices surpass $7 per gallon. Read the rest at Marketing Charts.
