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090 _aHE152 .T73 2008
245 0 0 _aTransportation /
_cLouise Gerdes, book editor
260 _aDetroit :
_bGreenhaven Press,
_cc2008
300 _a219 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
490 1 _aOpposing viewpoints series
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505 0 _aWhat 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.
650 0 _aTransportation
_zUnited States
_vJuvenile literature
650 0 _aTransportation and state
_zUnited States
_vJuvenile literature
700 1 _aGerdes, Louise I.
830 0 _aOpposing viewpoints series
856 4 1 _aTable of contents only
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0811/2008006565.html
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