Bangalore is a great place to live, except for the traffic jams. We spend our time, money and energy in commuting to our work and back. 10 km/hr is the norm in areas with many companies. What do we do to reduce the traffic jams?
Some ideas to reduce the number of vehicles on the road:
Car pooling
Apps like QuickRide help for car pooling. There has been concerns raised on the legality of such apps, which needs to be addressed by the transport authorities.
Apps like QuickRide help for car pooling. There has been concerns raised on the legality of such apps, which needs to be addressed by the transport authorities.
Usage of public transport
Though the BMTC bus services is fairly good, the cleanliness and the comfort of the buses have to be improved to shift the car users to bus. Last mile connectivity is another pain in Bangalore, with autos fleecing passengers when there are no other options. We can have tempo travellers or taxis taking round trips with frequent trips. The metro feeder bus frequency can be increased to every 10 minutes.
Many a time, the road is jammed as people do not follow traffic rules. At times, the guidance is not clear enough for users to follow. To solve this issue, we can have crowdsolutioning. The markings on the road have to be clear that the vehicle rider has to take the exact path, say, left most lane to take the left turn. Right most lane to take the right turn. When it is a 2 lane road and there are 3 paths to take, which lane should one take to take to go to middle road?
Small groups of citizens can take a road, make the markings, where you can take turns, which lane to take for which direction, where stopping is possible, nearby parking locations for a road etc. The lane assignment can be based on the traffic survey done. If more people are taking right turn, more lanes have to be assigned for going the right turn. The timing for certain traffic rules can also be indicated, say one way from 7 AM to 7PM. This can be called Citizen Social Responsibility.
Small groups of citizens can take a road, make the markings, where you can take turns, which lane to take for which direction, where stopping is possible, nearby parking locations for a road etc. The lane assignment can be based on the traffic survey done. If more people are taking right turn, more lanes have to be assigned for going the right turn. The timing for certain traffic rules can also be indicated, say one way from 7 AM to 7PM. This can be called Citizen Social Responsibility.
we have to learn from other countries. Stop registration of new vehicles. EG: Singapore where they stopped large vehicle registration
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