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Group of women walking together at Temple of Heaven Park in Beijing. Woman at left wears a surgical mask against that day's 300+ AQI reading

Usage

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Usage is measured in number of passengers and also use measured by distance travelled.

Safety

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Amish buggies in use for religious reasons, have safety risks from damage from cars

Safety of transport is measured in accident numbers. Sometimes comparisons per distance travelled.

Student

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Particularly Student transport has safety as important. Student transport is travel to and from school and for students during the school term.

Capacity

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  • Symphony of the Seas can carry 6680 passengers.[1]

Speed

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  • The fastest wheeled train is the TGV POS V150.[2]

Power

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The most powerful car is the Koenigsegg Regera with 1479 horse power.[3]

Accessibility

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For the disabled or visually impaired, walking may require tactile pavement at junctions and audible crossing alerts. Buses and trains may require low floors with platforms requiring high for step-free boarding. Station platforms may require a Harrington hump. Recumbent cycling provision may be required.

Sustainability

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Sustainability is measured in construction, pollution (which includes fuel efficiency) and disposal. Sometimes it is divided by number of passengers.

Model

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The largest Model Railway in the World is Minatur Wunderland in Hamburg. G scale (Garden, 1∶24 scale) is most popular for backyard modelling.

Questions

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What is a measure of the sustainability? What is the best measure? What measures the largest transport in size? What measures the most popular transport used?

References

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  1. https://www.businessinsider.com/royal-caribbean-debuts-worlds-largest-cruise-ship-photos-2018-4?r=US&IR=T
  2. https://www.railway-technology.com/features/feature-top-ten-fastest-trains-in-the-world/
  3. https://www.topgear.com/car-news/mavericks/nine-of-the-most-powerful-production-cars-on-sale-today