Dear AKN,
This is not only in case of Guwahati but its true for all over India.
Reason : 1. The large volume of cars
2. Bad Roads
3. Disobeying of Traffic rules
4. Lack of proper Public transport system
Further, I wish to inform you some facts :
- The total traffic volume in Delhi is more than the combined traffic volume of other three metros (Kolkata, Mumbai & Chennai)
- Total overbridges in Delhi are more than 100.
- Place with highest density of cars with respect to population in India is Sibsagar (Assam).
- The average waiting time for travelling by car in Mumbai is half-an-hour per 10 kms.
However, in Delhi, GOI has put so much money on Development of Roads, and it has such good & wide roads, still its difficult to travel during peak hours.
Regarding traffic discipline, you very well know the Indian public and their attitude.
Until & unless the cities are equipped with modern public transport system, the scenario is bound to deterriorate.
Regards
Mridul
>From: "Anjan K. Nath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Subject: [Assam] Still more on Roads
>Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 14:05:09 +0800
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> Mishap bells toll for traffic
> - Boom in number of vehicles causes accidents qExtensive traffic management called for
> A STAFF REPORTER
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> April 28: Road accidents have emerged as one of the worst killers in Guwahati as the boom in vehicular traffic continues.
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> The number of road mishaps had risen from 385 in 2002 to 487 last year, with a corresponding increase in fatalities.
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> According to the records of city police, the death toll associated with road traffic was 129 in 2002 but rose to 182 in 2004. Interestingly, two-wheeler riders and pedestrians accounted for 60 per cent of the road accidents.
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> Experts feel that unless some drastic measures are implemented, it will become even more difficult to arrest the trend. Already, 129 road mishaps have occurred up to March this year, claiming no less than 50 lives.
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> The sharp increase in vehicular traffic on city roads is to be blamed for this disturbing trend.
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> Every year, the total number of vehicles in city increases by at least 30,000. But there has been no proportional improvement of existing infrastructure, particularly roads, over the years. At present, there are three lakh vehicles on city roads. Of these, around 10,000 are slow-moving vehicles. On an average, 2,000 new vehicles are registered in the city every month. Guwahati being the capital, a large number of vehicles registered outside the city also ply on the city roads.
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> "The absence of necessary infrastructure for absorbing the ever-increasing number of vehicles and general disregard for traffic rules are to be blamed for this situation," said additional superintendent of police (traffic) Kumar S. Krishna.
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> He said they have intensified the drive against violation of traffic rules in the past couple of months. But getting people to respect the basic rules of the road still remains a big challenge.
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> "We are collecting no less than Rs 45,000 as fines for violation of traffic rules everyday. But in spite of that, the necessary public awareness regarding road safety remains a distant dream," Krishna said. A few days back, city police collected fines worth Rs 55,000 on a single day - a record.
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> He said it was necessary to develop infrastructure such as installation of automatic traffic signal systems, overhead pedestrian bridges, rotaries, multi-storeyed parking lots and bus bays as well as to widen roads to ease the traffic congestion.
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> Automatic traffic signals are immediately required at Jalukbari, Adabari, Bharalumukh, Fancy Bazar, District Library and TC School traffic points, Ganeshguri, Bhangagarh, Six Mile, Basistha Chariali and Charabbhati while parking lots are desperately needed at Maligaon, Fancy Bazar, Panbazar, GS Road, Ganeshguri and Silpukhuri.
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> "If the long-distance bus terminus is shifted from the heart of the city to the suburbs, it will also help a lot in traffic management," the additional SP noted.
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> Pedestrian crossings also need to be marked every half-a-kilometre on busy roads to ensure pedestrian safety.
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> The situation is expected to improve when the proposed traffic management plan for Guwahati becomes a reality. The Kamrup (metropolitan) administration will prepare the plan in consultation with city police and other government agencies related to the city's development.
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