Urban Transport Policy
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Times of India ( 08 June 2017 ) carries following news
report :
“ You may soon have to pay more for new
cars , parking “
The Maharashtra Government has come up
with a new Urban Transport Policy draft
Highlights of the policy are :
·
Introducing additional charges to the cost of vehicle
·
Fixing parking charges based on location / high parking fees / reducing
overall supply of parking ( ? )
·
Reduce private vehicles in urban areas / discourage use of personal
motor vehicles
·
Boost public transport
·
Transit oriented development ( ? )
·
Prioritizing funds for sustainable motorized transport projects
·
Equitable public transport fare structure
·
Annual revision of fare structure to account for inflation
·
Subsidies to cover the viability gap for public or private operators of
public transport services
Infrastructure development for WALKING , CYCLING
and Public Transport
Public
suggestions / objections are invited ( to send to which email id ? )
MY SUGGESTIONS :
·
Do not frame rules / regulations which cannot be implemented . Any
un-implementable / un-enforceable rule will only increase CORRUPTION
·
As far as possible , eliminate the “ human
intervention “ in the implementation of rules / regulations . Instead
resort to use of impartial
/ unbiased technology , eg :
#
e-challans through CCTV cameras as done at several
junctions in Mumbai
#
video-capture of speeding vehicles by drones on
Mumbai-Pune highway
#
automatic deduction of toll without stopping of vehicles at toll naka ( through
installation of prepaid RFID sensors )
#
Proposed introduction of End of Train telemetry (
EoTT ) equipment on 6000
railway engines ( of 1000 Freight Trains ) , eliminating the need for Guards .
EoTT equipment is used to establish communication between the loco driver and
the last wagon of the train, to ensure that the train is running with all
coaches and
wagons , as complete unit
The equipment is designed to do the “ Guard’s Job “ by notifying the loco
driver in
case any coaches detach from the rear of the train
·
The
transport policy should provide for PENALTIES
or INCENTIVES , depending
upon :
# Petrol-Diesel Vs Electric
– Hybrid
#
Running on crowded city roads Vs running on wide
open highways
#
Running during peak traffic hours Vs lean traffic
hours
#
Parked on public roads Vs parked inside building compounds
#
Parked in a parking plot Vs parked in a “ No
Parking “ zone
#
Parked at night Vs parked during day
#
Carrying ONE passenger Vs carrying many passengers
(no of smart phones ?)
#
Private Vs Ride-sharing Taxies
·
Through embedding of RFID chips /
sensors in vehicles ( make this MANDATORY for all vehicle manufacturers , from
01 April 2018 )
If someone has any doubt ( as to, how
any human can track so many “ Use Cases
“ , in order to figure out ( automatically
too ) , whom to “ punish “ and whom to “ reward “ , he should read :
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10
June 2017
www.hemenparekh.in / blogs
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