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Transport (in British English) or transportation (in American English) is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipelines, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Transport enables human trade, which is essential for the development of civilizations.

Transport infrastructure consists of both fixed installations, including roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals, and pipelines, and terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fuel docks and fuel stations), and seaports. Terminals may be used both for the interchange of passengers and cargo and for maintenance.

Means of transport are any of the different kinds of transport facilities used to carry people or cargo. They may include vehicles, riding animals, and pack animals. Vehicles may include wagons, automobiles, bicycles, buses, trains, trucks, helicopters, watercraft, spacecraft, and aircraft. (Full article...)

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Electric vehicle warning sounds are sounds designed to alert pedestrians to the presence of electric drive vehicles such as hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and battery electric vehicles (BEVs) travelling at low speeds. Warning sound devices were deemed necessary by some government regulators because vehicles operating in all-electric mode produce less noise than traditional combustion engine vehicles and can make it more difficult for pedestrians and cyclists (especially those with visual impairments) to be aware of their presence. Warning sounds may be driver triggered (as in a horn but less urgent) or automatic at low speeds; in type, they vary from clearly artificial (beeps, chimes) to those that mimic engine sounds and those of tires moving over gravel.

Japan issued guidelines for such warning devices in January 2010 and the U.S. approved legislation in December 2010. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued its final ruling in February 2018, and requires the device to emit warning sounds when travelling at speeds less than 18.6 mph (30 km/h) with compliance by September 2020, but 50% of "quiet" vehicles must have the warning sounds by September 2019. In April 2014, the European Parliament approved legislation that requires the mandatory use of an Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System [de] (AVAS). Manufacturers must install an AVAS system in four-wheeled electric and hybrid electric vehicles that are approved from July 1, 2019, and to all new quiet electric and hybrid vehicles registered from July 2021. The vehicle must make a continuous noise level of at least 56 dBA (within 2 meters) if the car is going 20 km/h (12 mph) or slower, and a maximum of 75 dBA. (Full article...)

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Image 1Tunnels, such as the Tampere Tunnel, allow traffic to pass underground or through rock formations. (from Transport)
Image 2Freight train with shipping containers in the United Kingdom (from Transport)
Image 3According to Eurostat and the European Railway Agency, the fatality risk for passengers and occupants on European railways is 28 times lower when compared with car usage (based on data by EU-27 member nations, 2008–2010). (from Rail transport)
Image 4Incheon International Airport, South Korea
Image 5A replica of a "Little Eaton Tramway" wagon, 1795; the tracks are plateways. (from Rail transport)
Image 6German soldiers in a railway car on the way to the front in August 1914. The message on the car reads Von München über Metz nach Paris ("From Munich via Metz to Paris"). (from Rail transport)
Image 7The VR Class Sm3 Pendolino high-speed train at the Central Railway Station of Tampere, Finland (from Rail transport)
Image 8Bridges, such as Golden Gate Bridge, allow roads and railways to cross bodies of water. (from Transport)
Image 9The New York City Subway is the world's largest single-operator rapid transit system by number of stations. (from Rail transport)
Image 10The Polish transport company Bedmet uses a special vehicle to transport two large silos. (from Road transport)
Image 11A bullock team hauling wool in Australia (from Transport)
Image 12Elephant transporting a person and some cargo on a highway between Delhi and Jaipur, India (from Transport)
Image 13Bronocice pot with the earliest known image of a wheeled vehicle in the world, found in Poland (from Transport)
Image 14NASA's Helios researches solar powered flight. (from Aviation)
Image 15Thomas Telford, the "Colossus of the Roads" in early 19th century Britain. (from Road transport)
Image 16An ambulance from World War I (from Transport)
Image 17Goods station in Lucerne, Switzerland (from Rail transport)
Image 18Modes of road transport in Dublin, 1929 (from Road transport)
Image 19European rail subsidies in euros per passenger-km for 2008 (from Rail transport)
Image 20San Diego Trolley over Interstate 8 (from Road transport)
Image 21LZ 129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, 1936 (from Aviation)
Image 22A prototype of a Ganz AC electric locomotive in Valtellina, Italy, 1901 (from Rail transport)
Image 23Intercity Express, a German high-speed passenger train
Image 24Eastlink - Wellington Rd Northbound Toll Gantry (from Road transport)
Image 25Tire components -- NHTSA The Pneumatic Tire (from Road transport)
Image 26Transport is a key component of growth and globalization, such as in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Image 27Interior view of a high-speed bullet train, manufactured in China (from Rail transport)
Image 281940 Piper Cub (from Aviation)
Image 29A Sr1-pulled lumber train crossing the drawbridge along the Savonia railway in Kuopio, Finland (from Rail transport)
Image 30Road transport (from Transport)
Image 31The Cessna 172 is the most produced aircraft in history (from Aviation)
Image 32Bulk cargo of minerals on a train (from Rail transport)
Image 33Swiss & German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from Rail transport)
Image 34A 16th-century mine-cart, an early example of un-powered rail transport, used man power to operate. (from Rail transport)
Image 35Lilienthal in mid-flight, Berlin c. 1895 (from Aviation)
Image 36A Boeing 747 in 1978 operated by Pan Am (from Aviation)
Image 37Customized motorcycle to maximize load capacity. Mobility is important for motorcycles, which are primarily used for transporting light cargo in urban areas. (from Transport)
Image 38An Air France Airbus A318 landing at London Heathrow Airport
Image 39Main modes of transportation: air, land, water, and space. (from Transport)
Image 40A replica of Trevithick's steam engine at the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea, Wales (from Rail transport)
Image 41A cast iron fishbelly edge rail manufactured by Outram at the Butterley Company for the Cromford and High Peak Railway in 1831; these are smooth edge rails for wheels with flanges. (from Rail transport)
Image 42Arizona - North America - Southwest - Interstate Highway System (4893585908) (from Road transport)
Image 43Trans-Alaska Pipeline for crude oil
Image 44First powered and controlled flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903 (from Aviation)
Image 45Delta Airlines Airbus A330-323 taking off at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in July 2017. (from Aviation)
Image 46Air traffic control towers at Amsterdam Airport (from Aviation)
Image 47A Fiat Uno in 2018 (from Transport)
Image 48Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from Rail transport)
Image 49Human-powered transport remains common in developing countries. (from Transport)
Image 50Automobile ferry in Croatia (from Transport)
Image 51The Beijing Subway is one of the world's largest and busiest rapid transit networks. (from Transport)
Image 52A USAF Thunderbird pilot ejecting from his F-16 aircraft at an air show in 2003 (from Aviation)
Image 530-Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1964, triggered the intercity train travel boom. (from Rail transport)
Image 54A train in Alaska transporting crude oil in March 2006 (from Rail transport)
Image 55Bardon Hill box in England (seen here in 2009) is a Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although the original mechanical lever frame has been replaced by electrical switches. (from Rail transport)
Image 56The Italian Autostrada dei Laghi ("Lakes Motorway" in the 1950s; now parts of the Autostrada A8 and the Autostrada A9), the first controlled-access highway ever built in the world (from Road transport)
Image 57Technology trends in Air transportation: patent landscape in air transport (from Aviation)
Image 58Passengers waiting to board a tube train on the London Underground in the early 1900s (sketch by unknown artist)
Image 59The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance. (from Aviation)
Image 60Lichterfelde tram, 1882 (from Rail transport)
Image 61Water vapor contrails left by high-altitude jet airliners. These may contribute to cirrus cloud formation. (from Aviation)
Image 62The engineering of this roundabout in Bristol, United Kingdom, attempts to make traffic flow free-moving.
Image 63Traffic congestion persists in São Paulo, Brazil, despite the no-drive days based on license numbers.
Image 64A dragging equipment unit with hot bearing detector (from Rail transport)
Image 65A bulk carrier, BW Fjord (from Transport)
Image 66Milan Metro is the largest rapid transit system in Italy in terms of length, number of stations and ridership; and the eighth longest in Europe. (from Rail transport)
Image 67A local transit bus operated by ACTION in Canberra, Australia
Image 68An Italian InterCity electric train at Napoli Centrale railway station (from Rail transport)
Image 69Highway D1 in Slovakia. (from Road transport)
Image 70The Great North Road near High gate on the approach to London before turnpiking. The highway was deeply rutted and spread onto adjoining land. (from Road transport)
Image 71Various modes of transport in Manchester, England (from Transport)
Image 72The Wright brothers' first flight in 1903 (from Transport)
Image 73A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 taxiing on the tarmac of Heathrow Airport in January 2011. The Boeing 777 is a popular choice for airlines that operate a wide-body aircraft. (from Aviation)

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