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]>
>To: <
[email protected]>
>Subject: [Assam] Still more on Roads
>Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 14:05:09 +0800
>
> Mishap bells toll for
traffic
> - Boom in number of
vehicles causes accidents qExtensive traffic management called for
> A STAFF REPORTER
>
> April 28: Road accidents
have emerged as one of the worst killers in Guwahati as the boom in vehicular
traffic continues.
>
> The number of road mishaps
had risen from 385 in 2002 to 487 last year, with a corresponding increase in
fatalities.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> The sharp increase in
vehicular traffic on city roads is to be blamed for this disturbing trend.
>
> 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.
>
> "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.
>
> 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.
>
> "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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> "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.
>
> Pedestrian crossings also
need to be marked every half-a-kilometre on busy roads to ensure pedestrian
safety.
>
> 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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