Under thegovernment's rail-led transport policy, the MTR system is a common mode of publictransport in Hong Kong, with over five and a half million trips made on an average weekday consistently achieving a 99.9% punctuality rate on its arrivals and departures. As of 2018, the MTR holds a 49.3% share of the franchised public transport market, making it the most popular transport option in Hong Kong. The integration of theOctopus card fare-payment technology into the MTR system in September 1997 has further facilitated commuting. (Full article...)
Image 25German soldiers in a railwaycar on the way to the front in August 1914. The message on the car readsVon München über Metz nach Paris ("From Munich via Metz to Paris"). (fromRail transport)
Image 30Customized motorcycle to maximize load capacity. Mobility is important for motorcycles, which are primarily used for transporting light cargo in urban areas. (fromTransport)
Image 31TheGreat North Road near High gate on the approach to London beforeturnpiking. The highway was deeply rutted and spread onto adjoining land. (fromRoad transport)
Image 32Arizona - North America - Southwest - Interstate Highway System (4893585908) (fromRoad transport)
Image 35Bardon Hill box inEngland (seen here in 2009) is aMidland Railway box dating from 1899, although the original mechanical lever frame has been replaced by electrical switches. (fromRail transport)
Image 36According toEurostat and theEuropean Railway Agency, the fatality risk for passengers and occupants on European railways is 28 times lower when compared with car usage (based on data by EU-27 member nations, 2008–2010). (fromRail transport)
Image 37Bronocice pot with the earliest known image of a wheeled vehicle in the world, found inPoland (fromTransport)
Image 42Traffic congestion persists inSão Paulo, Brazil, despite the no-drive days based on license numbers.
Image 43Milan Metro is the largest rapid transit system in Italy in terms of length, number of stations and ridership; and the eighth longest inEurope. (fromRail transport)
Image 57A cast iron fishbelly edge rail manufactured by Outram at the Butterley Company for theCromford and High Peak Railway in 1831; these are smooth edge rails for wheels with flanges. (fromRail transport)
Image 58Bulk cargo of minerals on a train (fromRail transport)
Asailboat orsailing boat is aboat propelled partly or entirely bysails. The term covers a variety of boats, larger than small vessels such assailboards and smaller thansailing ships, but distinctions in size are not strictly defined and what constitutes a sailing ship, sailboat, or a smaller vessel (such as asailboard) varies by region and culture. Apart from size, sailboats may be distinguished by hull configuration (monohull,catamaran,trimaran), keel type (full, fin, wing, centerboard etc.), purpose (sport, racing, cruising), number and configuration of masts, and sail plan. Although sailboat terminology has varied across history, many terms now have specific meanings in the context of modernyachting.
... that a section ofMississippi Highway 489 was designated as the Jason Boyd Memorial Highway to commemorate theMDOT superintendent who was killed while removing debris from the road?
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