Key Result Areas (KRAs) On Public Transport

Key Result Areas (KRAs) on public transport as announced by the Prime Minister of Malaysia: Source: The StarThe Kelana Jaya LRT line is to get 35 new four-car train sets by 2012 as part of the Government's efforts to increase public transport usage to 25% from the present 16%.Minister in charged of meeting the targets: Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat for improving public transport in a moderate period of time.For the upgrading of public...

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Public Transport and H1N1

In the era where infectious illnesses and diseases are widespread, public transportation systems need to provide a safe and healthy environment for both passengers and workers. Gershon and colleagues (2005) carried out a structured review of scientific and grey literatures on subway safety from either the mass transit or passenger perspective. These literatures were sought out from Medline, Ovid, Embase, Cochrane Database of Systematic Review, HealthStar,...

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Commuting Really is Bad for Your Health

Source:2004-11-01UK Commuters Suffer from 'Commuter Amnesia' and Higher Stress Levels than Combat Pilots and Riot PoliceLONDON, 30 November, 2004 ; New research* shows that even short journeys induce higher stress levels than those experienced by fighter pilots going into combat and police officers facing rioting mobs, confirming what millions of commuters already suspected; commuting really is bad for your health. The stress levels of volunteer...

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The 2007/08 Rail Evidence and Research Strategy

Source: The 2007/08 Rail Evidence and Research Strategy updates the strategy first published in August 2006. During the last year a Rail Technical Strategy has emerged through constructive dialogue between the rail industry and Government. This is helping to provide a vision for the railways in the UK over the next 30 years. The vision is for an affordable, safe and secure railway with enhanced environmental performance and increased capacity to...

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How United Kingdom tackles crowding issues

Eddington, R. (December 2008). The Eddington Transport StudyIn November 2008, the Secretary of State for Transport issued a formal consultation paper entitled “Delivering a Sustainable Transport System6” (DaSTS). Here is an extract from the introduction by the Secretary of State for Transport:"When TaSTS was published, economic prospects were good. Today, the global economy is in trouble. Governments, companies and households across the world have...

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Are trains overcrowded?

SourceRAIL PASSENGER GROUPS reacted angrily after industry bosses investigating conditions on the nation's trains claimed there was no such thing as overcrowding.The remark is set to anger millions of commuters who suffer the daily grind of squeezing on to a packed train.And industry bosses said that high passenger numbers were a sign of success and while a journey in a confined, unventilated space may be uncomfortable, it is not dangerous.The term...

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Book Chapter Invitation

PROJECT 2 DETAILS: Title of book: Contemporary Issues in Malaysian Psychology, 2nd Edition Tentative chapter title: Cultural influences on the perceptions of and reactions to crowding Type of Publication: Edited Book Length of article: 15-20 pages (single space) Theme: Contemporary issues in Malaysia at present; major issues and challenges being addressed in your subfield in Malaysia; and how have research in cross-cultural and indigenization added...

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