TRANSPORT NEWS * India - Facts about transport in Delhi
Delhi,India -Shivam Vij -16 Jan 2008: --
* 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%.
(Video from YouTube, by eutoob -May 23, 2006 -"India traffic cam" - traffic in India)
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