Transportation Systems Quotes

“By eliminating over-production and long transport routes from the supply chain distribution system, it allows for more responsiveness.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“Transportation systems are a major area of opportunity for cities seeking to issue sustainability bonds.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

“Humanity needs a new transportation system - a new system of moving people and resources. We need greater efficiency with a good bit of joy built in. And Mayflower-Plymouth is providing that.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

“A more serious consequence of the illusion of control is revealed in our preference for driving over flying. At least part of this irrational—from a survival point of view—habit is due to the fact that we “feel in control” when driving, but not when flying. The probability of dying in a cross-country flight is approximately equal to the probability of dying in a 12-mile drive— in many cases, the most dangerous part of the trip is over when you reach the airport (Sivak & Flannagan, 2003). Gerd Gigerenzer (2006) estimates that the post-9/11 shift from flying to driving in the United States resulted in an additional 1,500 deaths, beyond the original 3,000 immediate victims of the terrorist attacks.”
― Reid Hastie, Rational Choice in an Uncertain World: The Psychology of Judgement and Decision Making