Bangladesh : Reducing Emissions from Baby-Taxis in Dhaka
The program, "Reducing Emissions from Baby-Taxis in Dhaka," included the education of commercial two-stroke engine three-wheel vehicle drivers and owners through mechanics training, a baby-taxi "auto clinic," meetings, dissemina...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/2880063/bangladesh-reducing-emissions-baby-taxis-dhaka http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19884 |
| Summary: | The program, "Reducing Emissions
from Baby-Taxis in Dhaka," included the education of
commercial two-stroke engine three-wheel vehicle drivers and
owners through mechanics training, a baby-taxi "auto
clinic," meetings, dissemination of information, and
informational meetings with auto mechanics and gasoline
station owners who come in contact with vehicle drivers on a
regular basis. The activity also sought to restructure the
market for lubricants through both private voluntary action
and government policy reform. To this end, the following
activities were undertaken: Quantifying the impact of the
use of excess inferior quality lubricant on emissions from
baby-taxis; Training of mechanics servicing baby-taxis;
Holding an auto clinic to demonstrate to the drivers the
merit of changing their behavioral pattern with respect to
the use of lube oil and vehicle maintenance;
Consensus-building within the downstream petroleum sector on
a ban on the; sale of straight mineral oil at gasoline
stations; Other awareness-raising and dissemination
activities to educate the drivers and the public on what
affects vehicle emissions. |
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