Only an efficient public transport system can reduce the usage of personal vehicles
“Indian cities are in the grip of motorisation which is why smooth mobility on roads is increasingly becoming a distant dream,” Anumita Roy Chaudhary, expert on transport in Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) shares with B&E. If one considers Europe, (known to have one of the best public transit system in the world), the whole economy depends heavily on efficient road transport, where 85% of the people travel by buses or coaches; which leads to less motorisation of roads.
Though there are big plans like setting up of 16 new flyovers and monorail in Mumbai, other Indian cities still don’t have such roadmaps. Indian policies, too, are not very supportive to public transportation. In other words, they encourage purchase of private cars. In India, one pays road tax only once during the purchase of car which is much less than the annual road tax paid by a public bus owner. Contrary to this, in Singapore, one has to bid for getting a licence even before buying a car.
‘More’ is increasingly becoming ‘less’ in India. However, not many want such a thing to happen. With fuel prices going up and inflation surpassing two digit figures every now and then, it is getting tough for Indian consumers to buy a car and maintain it. So, it’s only investment in public transit system that can substantially reduce this burden.
“Indian cities are in the grip of motorisation which is why smooth mobility on roads is increasingly becoming a distant dream,” Anumita Roy Chaudhary, expert on transport in Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) shares with B&E. If one considers Europe, (known to have one of the best public transit system in the world), the whole economy depends heavily on efficient road transport, where 85% of the people travel by buses or coaches; which leads to less motorisation of roads.
Though there are big plans like setting up of 16 new flyovers and monorail in Mumbai, other Indian cities still don’t have such roadmaps. Indian policies, too, are not very supportive to public transportation. In other words, they encourage purchase of private cars. In India, one pays road tax only once during the purchase of car which is much less than the annual road tax paid by a public bus owner. Contrary to this, in Singapore, one has to bid for getting a licence even before buying a car.
‘More’ is increasingly becoming ‘less’ in India. However, not many want such a thing to happen. With fuel prices going up and inflation surpassing two digit figures every now and then, it is getting tough for Indian consumers to buy a car and maintain it. So, it’s only investment in public transit system that can substantially reduce this burden.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
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