Today, 240 million Americans own a car as a means of realizing personal mobility benefits.
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Other reasons include the breakdown of malaria-control programmes (as Africa has grown poorer), and greater personal mobility.
The project's goal is to better understand the potential for car-to-car and car-to-infrastructure to improve traffic safety and personal mobility.
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Living in a city can require a higher level of personal mobility, including the ability to get up and down steps.
Their Personal Mobility and Manipulation Appliance helps wheelchair users read a magazine, use a vending machine, and accomplish many other daily tasks.
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Dr. Weigend gave an example of personal mobility data, showing appointments and travel in the Palo Alto area in the picture to the right.
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But there are a slew of potential changes on the horizon as younger consumers form opinions about personal mobility and dealers must keep up with changing times.
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Even if Mr. Winzen turns out to be wrong by half, it would still represent a radical shift in personal mobility, a wholesale electrification of the world's rolling stock.
Those who argue that road pricing is unfair because it discriminates against the poor ignore the fact that people too poor to own a vehicle, together with the young and the very old, suffer the ill-effects of congestion without the benefits of personal mobility.
With professional talent as a lens to evaluate the mobility of personal income, I raise three all-star questions.
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Consumerism has turned into more of a question of personal identity rather than social mobility.
Mr. Graves's own limited mobility provided a personal understanding and a deeper connection to one of his current projects: creating more attractive and accessible furniture for hospital patients.
It signifies mobility, freedom and personal liberty, says Dan Neil, motoring correspondent on the Wall Street Journal.
The user has nothing to install, and the use of the USB key provides the mobility and convenience of carrying a personal desktop and files that can be used on any computer.
Entrepreneurs with a wider range of mobility are leaving the Southwest altogether for states that do not levy a personal income tax, such as Texas, Washington, or Florida.
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