Sensible driving better than BRT
Believe it or not, the transport department has suggested to the government that another 345 km be added to BRT in the city. But Delhi thinks we don’t really need BRT, but what is required is sensible driving.
“People don’t like this lane design because here one can’t speed. And Delhiites by nature hate to wait especially while driving. BRT definitely irritates you,” says Prabhakar Kumar, who usually takes this long Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand stretch of the BRT corridor to office.
Says Anjali Malik, a freelancer with an event management company who sometimes has to suffer the BRT corridor, “BRT offers such less space to drive that it cuts down accidents. Quite often you will find some ‘smart people’ trying to change lanes as they are sick of jams. Unknowingly they further worsen the jam and make it tough for others. But yes, if the BRT will help tame reckless and drunk drivers then I’d rather take it.”
Sahil Sharma adds, “We actually need a separate lane for two-wheelers and autorickshaws. If the system is adapted for the entire city then it will force a lot of car drivers to opt for public transport.”
But many feel that one of the most important and often ignored reasons for road accidents is road design and there has to be a Plan B to counter ever-increasing traffic woes than just the BRT. “The traffic movement on the BRT corridor is so slow that doctors, police personnel and public servants can’t even imagine going on that route. Also making separate lanes and slowing down the traffic is not the solution. The government should implement stricter rules to ensure that drivers comply which leads to disciplined driving,” says estate consultant Pukhraj Singh.
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