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3 Cost Effective Ways to Solve Metro Manila's Traffic Problem

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The Facebook page of ANC 24/7 is asking for its reader's suggestion on how to solve Metro Manila's traffic problem. This got me thinking, "what is the best way to solve Metro Manila's traffic problem?" It's easy to make suggestions, what's hard is the implementation and the cost of implementation. So what is the the best way to solve Metro Manila's traffic problem and the most cost effective solution? Punitive Fines Add caption First of all, any implementation will definitely cost money, a lot of money. The cause of the traffic mess is the people themselves so it's only right that those causing the traffic problem should be fined and the fine should hurt. That way, the fines will pay for the cost of enforcing the law. The fines should start at P500 and goes up every week if you don't pay it within 15 days. To enforce this and prevent people from ignoring the fine. It will be tied to their driver's license or car registr...

Where To Look for Flooding Evidence On A Car

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This is a good tip from Top Gear Philippines .

Turbine Powered Batmobile

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Casey Putsch the man behind Putsch Racing, an outfit that restores, designs and appraises all manner of items automotive decided he wanted to have his own Batmobile. He wasn't going to settle with just any Batmobile, he decided to build a turbine powered Batmobile. Under the long hood of Putsch's Batmobile sits a Boeing turboshaft engine plucked from a naval drone helicopter. The power output is rated at 385 horses, which is good for a vehicle that weighs around 2,800 pounds. Full story here .

New Police Car

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Saw this new police car that will be manufactured by Carbon Motors . Ford has been the main supplier for police vehicles in the US supplying up to 70% of the market. Carbon Motors is developing the Carbon E7 which is said to be designed and built specifically for policy enforcement use. It features bulletproof door and dash panels, radiation and biological threat detectors and diesel engines that can reduce fuel costs by up to 40 per cent. The engine specs is a 300 horsepower, 420 lb-ft torque clean turbodiesel engine which will be supplied by BMW. Here are some photos of the car.

Macho FJ40

This is the car you need in this Metro Manila flood.