131007 JUST
DEFIANCE My Comment To The Guardian On London Cabs To Start Service
In Perth WA Edition
Hmmm! More
good ideas...., maddening, but good. So I wrote this to The
Guardian.....
The London cab
is to make an appearance on the streets of Perth, but coloured white
rather than the traditional black
Press Association
theguardian.com,
Monday 7 October 2013 10.10 AEST
Aaah! Sensible
and crazy in one!
I wrote at length
about this, plus a better idea some 20 years ago, while I was still
driving Melbourne taxis.
Yes, the London
cabs are naturally far better in design for the job, than our typical
"sedan" cars, [having lived in London, used their cabs
often, and actually driven one].
Tighter turning
circle, practical door, internal height, smaller outside dimensions,
etc., Also, the absolutely ridiculous "driver shields" our
industry tried when drivers were being attacked too often are a
non-issue in this London cab.
However, as the
Australian auto makers, Holden, Ford, Mitsubishi [?] and Toyota, cry
for becoming unsustainable here - thus, inordinately demanding
evermore government funding - quite illogical - as I wrote 20 years
ago, and sent to a number of taxi associations nationwide, Australian
auto-makers have here, yes, a small, but fantastic opportunity to
design and make our own taxis.
As I put so-o
long ago, rather than each maker compete against the others, we would
be being far more intelligent to have them combine to design and make
one special taxi for Australian conditions. This, mainly because of
the smaller market here. But a proven design awaits export
opportunities.
Considering also,
the advances in, and demands for, more sustainable power-supplies,
the chance is here, for Australian auto-makers to show their talents,
- if they have any, and are not able to be other than idiotic clones
of US-type makers - to make a beautiful taxi specific to our
conditions, and for the purpose.
All manner of
options for general designs and, for power supplies for taxis are
waiting an inspired design group to incorporate them.
As city roads
only ever become more congested, smaller cabs is logical, practical,
efficient, and economical.
State and local
governments are typically too corrupt to see the wisdom of electric
power stations in town, especially for taxis etc., eliminating
pollution, and in sunnier climes, solar power awaits incorporation
into this type of specialist vehicle design. Et, cetera!
On top of these
thoughts, can people not see that auto manufacturers are going broke
because they are carried away with fantastically delusional design
concepts and super-hi-tech trinkets, which are either designed with
planned-obsolescence so last but 5 years, good for the trade-in
industry, but costing the environment to make, and the user to renew,
as well as sending the makers under, long term.
Were some of
them, to get REAL, and start making vehicles to last - London cabs
last 30 years, and more - with more practical, durable designs and
equipment, the production would be more sustainable, short and long
term.
I estimate that
people would flock to buy guaranteed longer-lasting vehicles, which
are less "fancy" and even of an older kind, lower-tech,
which the more advanced, more capable home mechanic can maintain
themselves.
Surely part of
humanity becoming smarter involves reducing our quite, quite insane
desires for the never-satisfying fancy crap of every new [anything]
model's latest idea, and finding lasting satisfaction in
long-lasting, good quality products?
We have to wake
up to, and leave behind the idiotic trends of clambering after every
"latest" product idea, perhaps especially in things like
motorcars.
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