挪威总领事以五种不同出行方式体验广州城市交通

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朋友们,

    “城市,让生活更美好”是2010年上海世博会的主题。高效的城市交通是城市美好生活的重要组成部分。为了响应世博会的号召，亲自体验广州城市交通以及探讨城市低碳生活方式, 挪威驻广州总领事安佩得先生将在下周(3月1日至5日)一连5天的早上以5种不同的出行方式从家里到办公室上班, 并在本博客上与网友们分享他的经历和感想，最后对这5种出行方式作比较分析。具体安排如下:

     路线:  海珠区滨江东路金海湾（中大北门斜对面）-  天河区天河北路中信广场

     日程安排:
     3月1日星期一  自行车
     3月２日星期二  地铁
     3月３日星期三  出租车
     3月４日星期四  公交车
     3月５日星期五  滑轮 (滑轮是挪威年轻人比较喜欢的运动，在广州也越来越多人玩，总领事觉得在广州尝试用滑轮上班将会是十分有意思的经历)

     请大家关注!

Norwegian Consul General to experience the urban traffic in Guangzhou in 5 modes of transport

Dear Friends,
“Better cities – better life” is the theme of the EXPO 2010. Efficient urban transport is an important way of improving urban life. To illustrate this, and in order to experience the urban traffic in Guangzhou and explore a low-carbon lifestyle in a big city, the Norwegian Consul General Tormod Endresen will try out 5 different modes of transport from home to work every morning next week (March 1 to 5). He will share with you his interesting experience everyday on this blog, ending up with a  comparative analysis to the 5 transportation. Specific arrangements are as follows:
Route: From The Regal Harbor, Bing Jiang Dong Road (opposite to the north gate of Zhongshan University) to the Citic Plaza, Tianhe North Road
Schedule:
Monday, March 1 　Bicycle
Tuesday March 2   Metro
Wednesday, March 3　Taxi
Thursday, March 4　bus
Friday, March 5　Rollerblades (Roller skating is a common activity among young people in Norway and getting more and more popular in Guangzhou, so the Consul General thinks that roller skating to work would be very interesting experience)

Please pay attention to this fun attempt!

http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_5fb7db520100h0mn.html

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大家好!

    今天我开始了“城市，让生活更美好” 的交通体验计划 － 从骑单车上班开始。

    我从中大北门轻松上路了，慢慢的从正在晨练的邻居们身边骑过，这景象每天都给我一个美好的心情！然后我开始加速，直奔前面的大挑战－广州大桥和广州大道，那儿的交通每天早上都很拥挤。不过一路上都挺顺利，过桥的时候可以欣赏到珠江的风景，和高楼林立的珠江新城。我发现，骑自行车的时候更能让你留意到周围的风景－比呆在车里感受得更多，当然，还包括周遭的气味，特别是公共汽车从身边驶过时排出的大量尾气，不过还行，不算太糟......．当我快到广州大道和环市路的十字路口的时候，我就顾不得看风景了　－　全副精力穿梭在公交车、私家车等各种车辆当中。我终于顺利踏上了天河北路，在那新建的宽阔自行车道上行驶，感觉非常不错，舒服极了　－　转眼就到了中信广场，我在自行车库停好车，就径直上班去了，心情舒畅！

　　从７点５０分从滨江东路家里开始计算，只用了三十分钟就安全抵达中信广场办公室，和我开车上班的时间差不多。由此看来，骑车速度应该保持在我的平均水平　－　每小时17公里。
　
　　总体来说，这个自行车旅程比我想象中要好　－　我注意到路上骑自行车的人比平时从车里看到的要多。其中一位好心人经过时还提醒我，我的后轮胎不够气了.....．下次我会尝试走另一条路，穿过珠江新城，看看那里有没有更多的自行车道。我建议广州政府建设更多的自行车道。最后，我呼吁汽车驾驶员能更照顾骑自行车的人们　－　因为如果他们放弃了骑车而改为开汽车，那么广州大道的高峰时段就更拥挤了，你说呢......

　　明天试试坐地铁上班，７点３０从家出发，步行一段路去鹭江地铁站上车。我想象不出那个时候地铁有多么拥挤.......

Better City, Better Life - by bicycle?

Dear all,

I embarked on my “better cities – better life” experiment today – riding my bicycle to work.

I got off to a good start – cycling slowly past some of my neighbours doing their morning gym at Zhongda Beimen, a sight which always make me happy. Then I got up the speed and headed for the big challenge – the Guangzhou Bridge and the Dadao, where the traffic is quite heavy in the morning. It all went well – and when I was crossing the Guangzhou Bridge I enjoyed the view across the river and to the modern highrises in Zhujiang Xin Chang. In general, I find you notice more of your surroundings when you are on a bike – more than when you are boxed up in a car. That includes the smells, of course, and some buses passing close by let out a good deal of exhaust, but it was not too bad.. When I approached the big intersection where Guangzhou Dadao meets Huanshi Lu I had to stop thinking about enjoying the surroundings – to circle my way through all the buses and cars took all my attention. I managed fine, and by the time I hit Tian He Bei I could embark on the wide new cycle lane which just has been made there, very nice and shufu – all the way to Citic Plaza where I rolled into the designated bicycle parking and left for my office, feeling great.

I started out from home in Bin Jiang Dong Lu at 7:50 and arrived safely at my office at Citic Plaza 30 minutes later, which is more or less the same time I would have used by car. I believe that makes my average speed 17 km. per hour..

In general, I must say the journey was a better experience than I thought – I also noted that there are a lot of more fellow cyclists out there than I had noticed from my car window. One of them kindly told me that my back tire was a bit flat before he pushed on. Next time I go, I think I will find an alternative route through the Zhujiang Xin Chang, and look for more designated bicycle lanes. I would like to commend Guangzhou government for making them. Lastly – let me appeal to car drivers – be considerate towards the cyclists – if they all quit their bikes and got into cars the Dadao will be even more crowded in the rush hour, remember.

Tomorrow I go by metro, leaving home at 0730 and starting off with a nice walk to the Lujiang metro station. I wonder how full the metro will be at that time.

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今天该试试坐地铁上班了。

我7点35分从家出发，和助理Irene步行了十五分钟来到鹭江地铁站，就此开始了新的一天

走进漂亮洁净的地铁站，“嘀”了羊城通，没一会儿就上了前往客村的车

车厢里站满了上班族，我们挤成了一团，一切还算顺利

到了客村站我们转乘三号线往广州东站方向

再在体育西路站换乘一次车往林和西

在林和西站下车，地铁站到办公大楼只有几步路

全程用了50分钟，车费两块八毛五，刷羊城通还给打了折,真划算！

    整个地铁之旅我唯一的愿望就是能多一点点空间。总的来说,广州地铁真是"太好了"– 洁净，高效而且便宜，所以它才越加受到大家青睐，也导致地铁更加拥挤了。广州市政府正在加快地铁建设，包括增加线路和载客量 -  我相信，亚运会来临之际，地铁或成为市民的首选出行工具。毋庸置疑的是，它在城里的行进速度是任何地面交通工具都无法媲美的！

    在我的故乡奥斯陆，我们有地铁和有轨电车。那儿的地铁也很繁忙，是许多人日常出行的交通工具,看看下面的图片,当然没有广州地铁那么拥挤，但广州地铁速度更快，也更加先进！

     明天我会乘出租车上班。

Guangzhou metro – tai hao le!

Today it was time to take the metro to work. I left from home at 7:35, starting the day with a nice 15 minutes walk to Lujiang metro station, along with my colleague Irene. We entered the metro station – very nice and clean – waived our Yang Cheng Tongs – and after a short while we could get on the train to Kecun. The train was full of people going to work, so we were standing pretty packed, but it all went well. At Kecun, we changed to line 3 headed for the Guangzhou Dong, then we changed again at Tiyu Xi and got off at Linhexi, just a few metres from where we work. Total time used – 50 minutes, total cost (with discount) 2,85 quai. Not bad!

The only thing I wished for during my trip was a little bit more space. In a way – the Guangzhou metro is “tai hao le” – it is clean, efficient and inexpensive – which means it becomes very popular, and, as a result, quite crowded. The Guangzhou government is rapidly expanding the metro, both in terms of lines and capacity – so maybe, by the time of the Asian Games, metro becomes an even better choice for commuters. It is quicker than anything above the ground – that’s for sure!

In my hometown, Oslo, we have both metro and trams which move above the ground. It is a popular means of transport, and many people use it for their daily commute. It is certainly less crowded, but the Guangzhou metro moves faster and is more modern!

Tomorrow, I will go by taxi to work.

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今天乘坐出租车上班- 很不错的旅程。出租车司机知识丰富，十分热情！

    说说一路上的见闻吧, 我是7点55分出门的,较平常上班稍晚了些。走出滨江东路，我原本以为要很久才能等到出租车，于是特意找了个等车的战略位置 - 在滨江东路和下渡路交界的拐弯处，向外招手。还挺幸运的，才几分钟就上了一辆漂亮的桑塔纳，直奔天河北。司机是河北人，技术娴熟,游刃有余地行驶在广州大桥的车水马龙当中。
     

    司机听我说普通话挺费劲的，但还是听懂了, 而且他也能说点英语，于是,我们便开始了关于挪威和中国的有趣对话 - 先是聊了聊挪威的冬天和我在长春的滑雪经历，很快又转入了社会和经济话题。在天南地北的谈话中，这位司机朋友对我说：“挪威很有钱！”，我接着也实实在在地回答他说：“Zhong guo ye hen you qian (中国也很有钱)!”。我们最后就两国都属于比较富裕的国家达成了共识，随即就谈到了社会保障和贫富差距的问题。我非常高兴我们能够沟通，尽管有时我不得不回答说：“Bu ming bai (不明白)。”

    一路上,我还在后座的小屏幕里看了世博会的宣传短片 - 主题就是我正在体验的 “城市，让生活更美好”。


    今天天气不错，交通嘛......还可以，三十分钟后我和司机在中信门口道别。坐的士花了23块 – 让我享受了一个轻松愉快的早晨！  






Off to a good start  – by taxi

Today’s journey was a very good one – in a Guangzhou taxi – driven by a good and very knowledgeable driver.

Here is what happened: My journey to work started later than usual today – at 7:55. So when I got out on the Bin Jiang Dong Lu, I was expecting to wait for a long time for a taxi. I positioned myself strategically on the corner on Bin Jiang Dong and Xia Du Lu and put my hand out. I was lucky, because after a few minutes only, I found myself in a nice, air conditioned Santana taxi, headed for Tian He Bei. The driver was a knowledgeable man from Hebei province, steering safely through a lot of cars and buses across the Guangzhou Bridge.

With some effort – the driver understood what I tried to say in mandarin – and he knew some English, too, so we started off an interesting conversation about Norway and China. We started off with things like winters in Norway and my skiing experiences in Changchun, but quickly went on to economy and social issues. My driver friend noted, among other things, that “Norway hen you qian”, while I pointed to the fact that “Zhong guo ye hen you qian”. After having agreed that we were both from relatively rich countries, we entered into an interesting discussion about social security systems and differences between rich and poor. I felt very happy about our ability to communicate – even if I sometimes had to answer “bu mingbai”!

While we were driving – I was able to watch EXPO-promotion on the small screen in the taxi – talking about exactly what my experiment is about - “Better city,Better life”. The weather was good and traffic not too - bad – 30 minutes after I left home we said goodbye outside Citic Plaza. The taxi ride cost 23 quai – and gave me a comfortable and interesting start of my working day!

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终于尝试了坐公共汽车上班。7点35分出门，我和助理Irene、南方电视台的三位记者一同在中大北门站乘坐266路车。  



    车已满载，我们好不容易挤上了车。行驶了几个站后便进入了广州大道，今早那儿倒是挺顺畅的。我一如既往地经过了广州大桥,宁静的珠江和繁华的珠江新城依然是我最喜爱的风景。我看到桥上骑自行车的人们迅速地经过，心里想着,今天可要落在他们后面了......




    在五羊新城站下车的人很多，车里一下子舒服多了。后来我还有个座位，只是刚坐下就得下车了，我要在南方日报社站换乘122路。




  
    到站的头一辆122太拥挤，直到等来第二趟我们才上了车。站稳后，我看到公交电视上正播放的一段有趣视频-海豚在水里吐“烟圈”。我一向知道海豚十分聪明，但从来没看过这种表演......当我津津有味地看着电视里的表演和新闻时，别的乘客却忙着各自的事儿，比如抓紧时间梳妆扑粉，好让自己亮丽的出现在同事的面前。
   

车快到目的站的时候我终于得以“升仓”，由站位换到了硬座。


    到达中信广场，整个旅程用了55分钟。乘公共汽车很好，但和地铁相比，我想地铁略胜一筹，公交比地铁多花了25分钟......而且车费也比地铁贵，全程用了4块钱。当然，所有事情都是相对而言的，在我的家乡奥斯陆，公共汽车或地铁的单程票至少要25挪威克朗（相当于29块人民币），这价钱在广州或许够吃个双人套餐了吧！所以对广州的公交我无可抱怨。至于时间方面 - 估计BRT也许会更快一些 – 我正在考虑要不要去试一下新建的BRT。

    明天我会踩滑轮上班，在广州还是头一次。但愿能安然无恙的回到办公室......

My hour on the bus

Today, it was time to test the Guangzhou bus system. I started off at 0735 from home and got on the 266 at Zhong Da Bei Men – along with my colleague Irene and three journalists from Nanfang Dianshitai. A lot of passengers on the bus – so it was a bit hard to get on, but we managed. After a few stops, we embarked on the Guangzhou dadao, which was floating pretty well this morning. We passed the bridge and my favourite view of the river and Zhujiang Xin Chang. I noticed cyclists passing us in good speed and thought, hmm, they might get to work a long time ahead of me this time...

Suddenly, a lot of people got off the bus – so it all became more comfortable. I even got a seat – but not for long, because we had to change to the 122 at Nan Fang Bao She. The first one which came was too full to get on, but the next one was OK. While standing there, we were able to watch TV on a monitor – an interesting movie clip showing dolphins making “smoke rings” under water. I always knew dolphins were intelligent, but hey, I never saw that before. While we were watching dolphins and news stories – some fellow passengers made other use of the time, like applying a last layer of make-up to look really smashing before meeting with their colleagues at work..

Towards the end of my journey I was able to “upgrade” to my own seat again – and after a journey of totally 55 minutes we got off at Citic Plaza. The bus-ride was good, but if I should compare with the metro, I think the metro is in the lead, not least because it took 30, not 55 minutes.It was also more expensive, at totally 4 quai. Everything is relative, however, a single journey ticket for the bus or subway in my hometown Oslo is NOK 25 (RMB 29) an amount that might buy you a good dinner for two in Guangzhou. So I am not complaining! As for the time spent – I am sure we could move faster on the BRT – I think I need to prolong my experiment and try that one out.

Tomorrow I will use my rollerblades to work, something I never did in Guangzhou. I hope I arrive at my work in one piece.

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对比前几天的体验，今天踩滑轮上班是最有意思的！我7点55分出发，之前还花了几分钟找感觉，好让自己逐渐进入状态进行高速而好玩的滑行。我的头盔是昨天刚买的,因为听说很多人给我提意见，说我骑自行车应该戴安全帽，今早戴上了，自我感觉良好！其实在广州这样的交通状况下踩滑轮，又没有刹车装置，戴头盔确实安全很多。





    滑到广州大桥时我原本有点紧张，没想到还挺顺利。过了桥向右转，溜上了全程最舒服的一段路 - 右边是珠江，左边珠江新城的高楼雄伟屹立。这时候，阳光照亮了清晨，我想，等江边的整饰工程竣工后，这片水岸风光该有多美啊！没一会我就拐右滑进了冼村路，紧接着径直向天河东滑去。50分钟后我便到达了中信广场，浑身是汗，但快乐极了。我克服了途中一段凹凸不平的湿滑路面，顺利完成了全程。


    我的全套滑轮装备是很久以前在纽约买的，在那儿时经常用。要是有滑竿，我还能滑得更快些，可惜我的滑竿留在了挪威。今天是我第一次在广州玩滑轮，感觉非常尽兴，很久没有用这么好玩的方式上班了！如果你也想试试，我建议你可要多加留心这儿的交通，并且没学会如何“刹车”前千万别上路！

    下周我将向大家提交这周尝试的五种出行方式的体验报告。我想，自行车和地铁的综合得分比较高，但滑轮当然是最过瘾的！

    在这一周里，我的体验行动吸引了越来越多的媒体进行跟踪报道，在这里，我想感谢他们的关注，希望我们大家共同为改善城市交通，建设美好的城市和美好的生活做了一点点的贡献。

    祝大家周末愉快！


Fun on wheels!

I went to work by rollerblades today – the most fun way to get to work so far! I started out at 07:55 – and needed a few minutes to get back into the habit of rolling along – a fast and fun way to move! I was happy about my new helmet – I bought it yesterday after some of you rightly pointed out that I better use a helmet when cycling – and more so when you find your way through Guangzhou traffic on tiny roller blade wheels with no real brakes..

I was nervous about how to get across Guangzhou bridge, but that went well. Then I turned right and started on the best part of my trip – rolling down with the Zhujiang on my right and the new monumental buildings of Zhujiang Xin Chang on my left. By that time, the sun came out, and I realised how nice this waterfront area will be when it is all done. I then turned right on Xiancun Road and went straight all the way up to Tian He Dong.  50 minutes after I left home, I was at Citic Plaza, quite warm, but very happy. It all went pretty smooth, I found out that wet and uneven parts of the road were my biggest challenges.

I bought my rollerblades in New York a long time ago and used them frequently there. Using skiing poles, I could really work up some speed. This was my first time ever in Guangzhou, and my ski poles are left back in Norway. Still it was great fun - the most fun way I have gotten to work in a long time. But make sure to pay attention to traffic if you want to try – and learn how to stop before you roll away!

I will revert next week with an analysis of all of the five different ways of transport I tried out this week. I think bike and metro are likely winners – but rollerblades was the most fun!

Throughout the week, my experiment has been followed by a lot of journalists, I want to thank them for their attention. Together, I hope we have contributed to an important discussion about the role of urban transport in building a better city for a better life.  

Have a nice week-end!

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我上周体验了5种不同的方式上班，现在我来给这些不同的出行方式评分。响应世博会“城市,让生活更美好”的号召,我认为出行的方式应该以减少对空气污染和低碳排放为佳,地铁和自行车应该是环保的首选。尽管在上班高峰期地铁很拥挤，但它确实是非常好的选择。骑自行车既环保又高效率，但如果广州有更多的自行车道和更多体贴的驾驶者的话就会更好了，另外，骑车还能让你不用去健身房就能保持良好的身材。乘坐出租车舒适并有意思，所以我个人觉得出租车优于公交车。因为公交车虽然非常便宜，但花的时间的也很长。踩滑轮挺过瘾的，但从安全角度来说，不太好。自驾车舒适但费用高，污染也大。

	自行车	地铁	出租车	公交车	滑轮	自驾车
省时	6	4	4	1	3	5
省钱	5	4	1	3	6	1
环保	6	5	4	4	6	2
舒适度	3	3	4	2	1	6
乐趣	5	3	4	2	6	2
安全系数	3	6	4	5	1	5
总分	28	25	21	17	23	21

( 6 = 非常好, 1= 不大好, 3= 一般)

    我很高兴看到我的交通体验引起了大家的兴趣。看到大家对我的关注，我觉得有必要说一下我这样做的原因。首先我得强调这次的体验感受和以上分析仅是我个人的主观印象，并非严谨的科学研究。其次，我不会许下无法兑现的诺言。我的低碳足迹实际上也只能停留在一般水平上，因为我在工作中仍然经常开汽车和乘坐飞机。真正的英雄是那些每天都使用环保方式上班的人们。此次体验的目的，也是我希望自己能够做到的，就是引起大家对于城市交通及其对城市生活的重要性的讨论。这是值得深思的问题，而我想说的是，不要因为自己是有车族就非得开车出行!

    我这次的体验行动所引起的反馈是越来越多,而我对城市交通的兴趣还会继续，我以后还想体验一下BRT，比亚迪的混合动力车，和所有的电动车。欢迎你参加以下投票,选出你认为最好的出行方式.

    今晚，我们将揭幕挪威参与2010年世博会广州推介会。如果你想了解我们挪威馆的内容，请于本周末到北京路225号歌莉娅225概念馆先睹为快吧!

    稍后再聊！


5 ways to work - the verdict

Following my experiment last week, I want to try and rank the different modes of transport I tried out. My wish to contribute to the “Better City – Better Life” makes it important to pay attention to air pollution and carbon emissions. For that reason metro and bike comes out first. The metro is excellent even if too crowded in the rush hour. To go by bike is a fast and environmentally friendly, it would become even better with more bicycle lanes and more considerate drivers. And as a bonus, you stay fit without having to go to the gym. My taxi ride was a very pleasant and interesting one, so taxi comes out ahead of the bus, which took a long time, even if a much lower price. Rollerblades is fun, but comes out as “not so good” on safety. Private car is comfortable, but costly and polluting.

	Bicycle	Metro	Taxi	Bus	Rollerblades	Private car
Time	6	4	4	1	3	5
Cost	5	4	1	3	6	1
Environment	6	5	4	4	6	2
Comfort	3	3	4	2	1	6
Fun	5	3	4	2	6	2
Safety	3	6	4	5	1	5
Total score	28	25	21	17	23	21

(6 = very good, 1= not so good, 3= average)

I have been very happy to see the kind of interest I have been able to stimulate with my experiment. In light of all the attention I have got – I feel the need to say a few things about why I did it. Firstly, I should underline that I did not mean the experiment – or the ranking above – as a very scientific thing – it is based on my subjective impressions only. Secondly, I should say that I should not make promises I cannot keep. My carbon foot print will probably remain above average, because I will continue to use cars and airplanes a lot in my work. The real heroes are the people who commute in an environmentally friendly way every day. What I wanted with my experiment – and what I hope I managed to do – was to stimulate discussion about urban transport and how important it is to life in big cities.  It is an important discussion, and one of the messages I wanted to send is that you do not have to go by car just because you have one!

The experiment and all the response I have received has been a very stimulating experience. My interest in urban transport continues – I need obviously to try BRT – and a BYD hybrid or all electric car is also on my wish list. Please join a vote here to choose your favorate mode of transportation.

Tonight, we will launch Norway’s EXPO participation in Guangzhou. If you want a pre-view of our pavilion and message – come by 225 Beijing Lu Friday or Saturday.

Talk to you soon!

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这五种出行方式都很好。每天变换一种方式，低碳环保，健身经济。{:soso_e181:}

轮滑风

地铁应该说舒适性是最好的，当然要避开上下班高峰期。