Traffic in Bangalore
Traffic in Bangalore is a nightmare. People move at all speeds - right from empty autowala moving at 5Km/hr to zooming freaks at 120Km/hr. Seeing the current traffic, I can say that Bangalore will choke in the next 5 years. Though roads are becoming better day-by-day, it is the congestion which is a main concern.
Just buying new vehicles every few years will not help anyone. It won't help the owner as well as the city commuters in Bangalore. What are the options of reducing traffic in Bangalore? We don't want more Nanos to block the intersections. Lets see the options:
1) Make Monday-Wednesday-Friday as 'even number vehicles on the road'. Vehicles ending with an even number must use the road. Other odd-number vehicles must stay out of road. Exceptions are - Public transport like buses/taxi/autos. On other days of the week, even-number vehicles must go to garage. Only odd-numbered ones should ply.
2) Keep a quota for driver's license issuance. Don't issue more than 5K licenses per month. If the quota is met quickly, let others wait to get it slowly. People should be made aware that getting license is not the means to use the road. Without this too, they can use more of public transport.
3) Create awareness among people to use more of public transport. Let these facilities get better with more Volvos. If the Transport Dept., could create awareness, people will atleast make an effort to try using it. Once more people use it, the department will get more funds to improve their system. Hopefully this will happen soon.
Just buying new vehicles every few years will not help anyone. It won't help the owner as well as the city commuters in Bangalore. What are the options of reducing traffic in Bangalore? We don't want more Nanos to block the intersections. Lets see the options:
1) Make Monday-Wednesday-Friday as 'even number vehicles on the road'. Vehicles ending with an even number must use the road. Other odd-number vehicles must stay out of road. Exceptions are - Public transport like buses/taxi/autos. On other days of the week, even-number vehicles must go to garage. Only odd-numbered ones should ply.
2) Keep a quota for driver's license issuance. Don't issue more than 5K licenses per month. If the quota is met quickly, let others wait to get it slowly. People should be made aware that getting license is not the means to use the road. Without this too, they can use more of public transport.
3) Create awareness among people to use more of public transport. Let these facilities get better with more Volvos. If the Transport Dept., could create awareness, people will atleast make an effort to try using it. Once more people use it, the department will get more funds to improve their system. Hopefully this will happen soon.
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