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Title: | From the humble karozzin to a wireless metro system |
Authors: | Raute, Reiko |
Keywords: | Traffic congestion -- Malta Traffic flow -- Malta Local transit -- Malta Electric vehicles -- Malta Urban transportation -- Malta |
Issue Date: | 2017 |
Publisher: | Allied Newspapers Limited |
Citation: | Raute, R. (2017, June 25). From the humble karozzin to a wireless metro system. Sunday Times of Malta. Retrieved from: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/From-the-humble-karozzin-to-a-wireless-metro-system.651640. |
Abstract: | Stuck in traffic again? This is a common situation in Malta. It actually should make us think again how important transport is these days. Since as humans we have only two legs that can carry us with a limited speed and payload, we clearly require other means of transport to move heavy, bulky things in short times. Transport vehicles in Malta find their origins in the karozzin, a carriage pulled by a horse. In the mid-18th century these vehicles were used as Malta’s first public transport system. Today, of course, the karozzin is only used as a pleasure vehicle transporting tourists in Valletta and Mdina, while we use cars or the public transport bus system. To transport heavy and bulky goods a wide range of commercial vehicles are used, with engines that are sophisticated pieces of engineering and that burn petrol or diesel in an internal combustion process. These provide a great amount of mechanical energy to make cars drive faster than 100 mph and trucks capable of carrying 40 tons or more in payload. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/87288 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacEngEE |
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