Cars and Traffic problem
For almost 3 months, I have been missing the ‘8:30 ki last bus’ that is supposed to carry me to my office. So I am left with one option, use the crowded BMTC buses. It takes a minimum of 30 minutes with minimal traffic and more than 100 minutes at peak traffic for commuting. I will not go on cribbing about the traffic woes here but will put down a simple observation.
There are multiple reasons for the Traffic problem Indian cities are facing, our Leaders & planners suffering from myopia, corrupt implementers, over-intelligent drivers and many more that I’m ignorant/unaware of.
One thing that I observed while commuting was the huge number of cars on the roads. Most of the cars accommodate only one driver who probably will be the owner of the car. These are obviously citizens of the city commuting alone to work in their cars. Hanging in BMTC busses I have witnessed so many of these cars driving harsh, change lanes at will. One of the many reasons for the traffic jams are these cars.
Commuting in a car to work is for sure safe and comfortable but shouldn’t one also think about the traffic problems that they are causing. Just cannot imagine the situation when Tata’s 1 lakh car comes out !!
Carpooling is a wonderful concept, that should be implemented and not just discussed about. [Stumbled upon a few sites www.commuteeasy.com , www.carpool.in, www.carpooling.in that may be useful for organizing carpools ]
A good exercise for companies, educational institutions, etc., would be to conduct a survey on different modes of transport its employees use. A suitable solution can be found out based on the results of the survey.
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