Comments on: Making a Dent in Cars on the Road.

By: N.A.S.RAO

N.A.S.RAO — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:00:38 +0000

SURELY THOUGHT FOR THE MIND. BEING AN INDIAN THINK WE CAN BE WISER THAN THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES WHEN OUR TURN TO USE AVAILABLE RESOURCE INTELLIGENTLY AND ADAPT TO NEWER MORE FUNDAMENTAL METHODS OF DOING WAHT WE HAVE TO DO -NOT NECESSARILY PHYSICALLY TRAVELLING.

By: Lawren

Lawren — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:58:12 +0000

Last comment was about your Crest toothbrush, not cars.

By: Lawren

Lawren — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:45:45 +0000

It’s not just your toothbrush — a lot of consumer goods now are very much short-term fixes that work for a year and bust, to end up in the landfill. I think the drive for price competitiveness has eroded quality for a majority of design cycles in the past few decades. Sourcing from China is contributing to the phenomenon. Planned obsolescence is another issue for those companies that want repeat business (like Crest, I’d say). So how do we get back to 1950’s concepts of built-to-last?

By: Moe

Moe — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:29:09 +0000

Great insight. Increase in the number of cars will also impact on the environment too. Hope there is more usage of public transport, alternative energy and change of our behavior.