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-GPS BUS TRACKING AND E-CABS In January, Taichung city officials unveiled several promising new measures that should lead to big improvements in the less-than-great public transportation situation. First, there was the introduction of the island's first three electric buses, which are now running along Taichung Bus Company's (the green buses) routes 1, 3 and 5, and on Jen You Company's (orange buses) route 22. Keep an eye for these clean and quiet machines, which may grow in number if all goes well. Even more far-reaching is the introduction of a GPS satellite-based tracking system which, within the next six months, should be installed on most of the city's 250 public buses and will allow citizens to use track the exact location of all buses, via an electronic map on the city government's website. Buses will also have on-board LED signs indicating current position and next stop and plans call for electronic bus-stop signs to do the same. All this should mean less time-wasting waiting for buses. A similar system, which will be introduced to at least 300 'E-Cabs', boosts safety for taxi passengers. For NT$200 per year, residents can purchase a personalized IC card which, when swiped on an electronic reader installed in cabs, provides monitoring of passenger and cab via the same city website GPS map. The system is only in Chinese at this point, although English may be added later. Check out the map in the city government's official website at http://www.tccg.gov.tw. For e-cab info, try http://www.e-cab.com.tw.
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