03151nam a2200313 4500 vtls000045224 KUKTEM 20251117150446.0 100302t2008 miua b 001 0 eng 9780737738308 (hbk) 0737738308 (hbk) 9780737738315 (pbk) 0737738316 (pbk) 201107132344 VLOAD 201008191611 jamie 201003021151 farina UMP HE152 .T73 2008 Transportation / Louise Gerdes, book editor Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2008 219 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Opposing viewpoints series Includes bibliographical references and index What alternative transportation strategies are best? Ethanol will reduce America’s dependence on crude oil / Brian Jennings ; The claimed benefits of ethanol are unfounded / John Stossel ; Hydrogen has significant promise as an alternative fuel / Daniel Sperling and Joan Ogden ; The promise of hydrogen as an alternative fuel is exaggerated / Joseph J. Romm ; Public transportation will reduce urban congestion / Lester Hoel ; Public transportation will not diminish Americans’ love of cars / Joel Kotkin -- What transportation policies best protect national security? Privatizing airport security will better protect passengers / Anthony Gregory ; Privatization will not resolve airport security challenges / Paul C. Light ; The United States should maintain control of ports / The Nation ; Outsourcing port management will not threaten national security / The Washington Post ; The NAFTA superhighway threatens U.S. sovereignty and security / Kelly Taylor ; The NAFTA superhighway is an unsubstantiated rumor / Philip Dine -- What laws best protect driver safety? Seat belts reduce highway fatalities / Danielle E. Roeber ; Seat belt laws are unnecessary / Ted Balaker ; Motorcycle helmet laws save lives / Marian Moser Jones and Ronald Bayer ; Motorcycle helmet laws limit personal freedom / Jacob Sullum ; Laws banning cell phone use while driving are necessary / Joseph J. Hazewski ; Restrictions on elderly drivers are necessary / Anastasia Niedrich ; Restrictions on elderly drivers are unnecessary / Eli Lehrer -- What is the future of transportation? Maglev trains have significant benefits / Eric Russell ; Maglev trains are impractical and expensive / Los Angeles Times ; Space elevators will transport people and payloads into space / Keith Gerein ; Space elevator development faces serious challenges / The Economist ; Commercial space travel will become increasingly common / Katherine Mangu-Ward ; Flying cars may soon take to the air / Christopher McDougall. Transportation United States Juvenile literature Transportation and state United States Juvenile literature Gerdes, Louise I. Opposing viewpoints series Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0811/2008006565.html 0 0 0 0 10000 10000 2019-09-04 131.27 0 HE152 .T73 2008 0000049200 2019-09-04 00:00:00 1 131.27 2019-09-04 OPEN VIRTUA40 58773 58779 VTLSSORT0080*0200*0201*0202*0203*0400*0900*2450*2600*3000*4900*5040*5050*6500*6501*7000*8300*8560*9991