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Continuing my thoughts on teleworking. Of course I’m probably a little biased. I have been doing this since 2007 and now the software I sell is a big enabler of teleworking (VMware Horizon virtual desktops and Workspace One unified device management)..
That said, I’ve always held that teleworking would be hugely beneficial to the economy and the world. How much benefit would we see in carbon reduction if 80% of office worker were working from home. How much would morning rush hour improve For those that do have to commute? How much would we reduce wear and tear on the roads and thus reduce infrastructure costs. Teleworking isn’t a panacea but there are a lot of problems it would help alleviate..
I have other crazy ideas too. If I were king for a day, I’d keep all heavy trucks off CITY road at rush hour. Deliveries have to happen before 6am or after 9am. In the afternoon, they have to be off the road between 4 and 6pm. During those hours, drivers get some rest. This wouldn’t apply trucking outside of cities. How many accidents would this prevent? There are always accidents involving big trucks at rush hour. Its not always the truck drivers fault but less traffic density is safer. Less heave trucks idling on congested roads is also reducing carbon emissions. People that do commute in rush hour have one less thing to worry about.
I could go on and on but I’m obviously way off track here. Obviously, economic adjustments would be needed to make these changes. Perhaps some tax incentives to encourage this behavior. Perhaps tolls on public roads for heavy trucks that use said roads at high congestion times. I’ve always thought there were simple solutions to some of our problems. We just need to think out of the box a bit..
That said, I’ve always held that teleworking would be hugely beneficial to the economy and the world. How much benefit would we see in carbon reduction if 80% of office worker were working from home. How much would morning rush hour improve For those that do have to commute? How much would we reduce wear and tear on the roads and thus reduce infrastructure costs. Teleworking isn’t a panacea but there are a lot of problems it would help alleviate..
I have other crazy ideas too. If I were king for a day, I’d keep all heavy trucks off CITY road at rush hour. Deliveries have to happen before 6am or after 9am. In the afternoon, they have to be off the road between 4 and 6pm. During those hours, drivers get some rest. This wouldn’t apply trucking outside of cities. How many accidents would this prevent? There are always accidents involving big trucks at rush hour. Its not always the truck drivers fault but less traffic density is safer. Less heave trucks idling on congested roads is also reducing carbon emissions. People that do commute in rush hour have one less thing to worry about.
I could go on and on but I’m obviously way off track here. Obviously, economic adjustments would be needed to make these changes. Perhaps some tax incentives to encourage this behavior. Perhaps tolls on public roads for heavy trucks that use said roads at high congestion times. I’ve always thought there were simple solutions to some of our problems. We just need to think out of the box a bit..