The great, big-shouldered road

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The New Jersey Turnpike is stated to be America's most famous road and a national icon. It features in songs, art, also making appearances in quite a few films, as the subject of an academic book, and serving as a model highway for people coming from Indonesia's and China's transportation department.

author: Holzman, David
New Jersey, Railroads, Rail Transportation, Evaluation

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Gawdawful Road Trips, Part 2

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Retired investment banker Jim Rogers is driving around the world on a 100,000-mile trek to observe the financial state of the world at the turn of the century. Rogers and his fiancee are traveling in a Mercedes SLK that has been mated with a Mercedes Gelandewagen for the 4-wheel drive capabilities.

author: WALKER, HOWARD
Behavior, Travelers, Bankers, Rogers, Jim

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Everybody stand back: China takes to the road

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A brief review on the driving life of China is presented with reference to the traffic related problems. Even though China reports merely 1.9 percent of the world's car, the drivers there are involved in 15 percent of the world's cars.

author: Krebs, Michelle
China, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Drivers (Vehicles), Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation, Local and Suburban Transportation, Forecasts and trends, Surveys, Market trend/market analysis, Motor vehicle drivers, Traffic engineering, Automobile drivers

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