From CSE, via Jeebesh Bagchi:
- There are 1.5 million private cars on the road.
- 3 million two-wheelers, a lot of these will convert to cheapest small cars
- And only 6,800 city buses.
- The city adds 41 vehicles every hour, 31% of them being private cars.
- Last 5 years have seen a 43% increase in vehicles, and 9% in road space.
- Road area is already 20% of land area. Green area is only 10%.
- There is a limit in extending roads and flyovers.
- Our collective automobile experience ends with traffic jam.
- And slower vehicles spew more.
- We should be ashamed that all we gained out of converting public transport to CNG has been offset by rising number of cars!
- A car pays Rs 400 a year as tax, while a bus is charged Rs 13,000.
- Government subsidises private vehicles with low tax, cheapest parking lots.
- Public investment in roads and flyovers are cornered by private cars only.
- Private cars take up 75% of the road space, while buses get only 8%.
- Hence, there is no money left for public transport investment.
- All these, while private transport only 20% of passengers, and buses still carry 61%.
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Pingback by Voice From A 2.5-World Country — January 15, 2008 @ 4:12 pm
i came, i saw, and i took a turn.
Though, i did not give an indicator.
For the bulb was not working.
So i just showed the index finger.
And lost my wrist to the truck.
For he took it personally.
These roads are unsafe.
These roads are in chaos.
Representing the human mind.
Which built both the roads and the vehicles.
In a few days it would be rupees four dearer.
Did anyone say four?
Yes the rediff said so.
Four is passe even the maruti has got five.
Comment by chetan — January 16, 2008 @ 2:41 pm
Coincidentally, there is this report from ABC News, Australia today:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/17/2140973.htm
Comment by gaddeswarup — January 17, 2008 @ 12:52 pm