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, 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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2002-01
Subjects:	ACCELERATION, ADULTERATION OF GASOLINE, ADULTERATION OF GASOLINE WITH KEROSENE, AERODYNAMIC DIAMETER, AIR, AIR FILTER, AIR FILTERS, AIR MIXTURE, AIR POLLUTION, AIR QUALITY, AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT, AIR QUALITY STANDARDS, AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS, AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS, AUTOMOBILE STANDARDS, AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS, CARBON, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBURETORS, CHEMICALS, CHRONIC BRONCHITIS, CO, CO2, COMBUSTION, COMBUSTION CHAMBER, COMBUSTION CHAMBER VOLUME, COMBUSTION PRODUCTS, COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS, CONCENTRATION OF LUBRICANT, CONCENTRATIONS, DIESEL, DIESEL VEHICLES, DRIVERS, DRIVING, DUST, DUST STORMS, EMISSION CONTROLS, EMISSION LEVELS, EMISSION MEASUREMENTS, EMISSION REDUCTION, EMISSION STANDARDS, EMISSION TEST, EMISSION TESTING, ENGINE, ENGINES, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, ESTERS, EXHAUST BLOCKING, EXHAUST GAS, EXHAUST GASES, EXHAUST PORT, EXHAUST PORTS, EXHAUST SYSTEM, EXHAUST SYSTEMS, FINE PARTICLES, FINE PARTICULATE MATTER, FRAMEWORK, FUEL, FUEL CONSUMPTION, FUEL ECONOMY, FUEL EFFICIENCY, FUELS, GAS, GAS ANALYZER, GASOLINE, GASOLINE ENGINE, GASOLINE FILLING STATIONS, GASOLINE QUALITY, GASOLINE STATIONS, GASOLINE VEHICLES, GRADE, GROSS EMITTERS, HC, HIGH SMOKE EMISSIONS, HYDROCARBON EMISSION, HYDROCARBON EMISSIONS, HYDROCARBONS, INCOME, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION, ISO, LEAD EMISSIONS, MASS EMISSIONS, MERCURY, MOPEDS, MOTORCYCLES, NITROGEN OXIDE, NITROGEN OXIDE EMISSIONS, NOISE, NOX, OCTANE, OCTANE ENHANCER, OCTANE LEVEL, OCTANE LEVEL OF GASOLINE, OCTANE NUMBERS, OIL, OILS, OXIDATION, OXIDATION CATALYST, OXIDES, OXIDES OF NITROGEN, OXIDES OF SULFUR, PARTICULATE CONCENTRATIONS, PARTICULATE EMISSIONS, PASSENGER, PASSENGER CARS, PM10, POLICE, POLLUTANT EMISSIONS, POLLUTANTS, RAINFALL, REDUCING EMISSIONS, ROAD JUNCTIONS, ROAD TRANSPORT, SCOOTERS, SIGNS, SMOKE, SMOKE OPACITY, SPARK PLUGS, SPEED, TAXIS, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC POLICE, TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, TRANSPORTATION, TYPES OF VEHICLES, VEHICLE, VEHICLE COMPONENTS, VEHICLE EMISSIONS, VEHICLE INSPECTION, VEHICLE MAINTENANCE, VEHICLE OWNERS, VEHICLE SERVICING,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/2880063/bangladesh-reducing-emissions-baby-taxis-dhaka https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19884
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