manoj

It's shocking that Mumbai’s road length has increased by 230 per cent since 1951, but even more appaling is the vehicular congestion that has gone up by a whopping 3,700 per cent. At 700 vehicles per km, the city's vehicular density is alarmingly high as compared to the international average of 30 vehicles per km. To top it, Mumbai registers 300 new cars every day. We can't keep expanding roads to accommodate the swell in vehicle numbers. So happy traffic jam days are here to stay.

The culture abroad is 'You First', and such a practice can work only abroad. They have better literacy rates, the population is numbered and so are the vehicles. They have tabs over the number of people moving out and the number coming into the country. India is vast, and it is next to impossible to follow systems they have abroad.

Schools complicate the situation. With more than 4,000 students in most schools, more than 600 cars come to school to drop students and the same number to pick them up. No school can accommodate so many cars at one time.

The result? Nasty traffic snarls. Traffic police can post as many people as they want, but they can't do much. People must act responsibly, failing which school authorities must send messages to parents through students to discourage parents from sending cars. Parents defend their right to pamper children. Thankfully, some schools encourage students to take the school bus, thus reducing jams greatly.

Everyone hoped that traffic would ease out once the Bandra-Kurla Complex was fully functional. But today, the complex itself is congested. Although relocating offices to the north of the city will mean more vehicles plying northward, we will still have as many southbound vehicles.

The RTO must ensure the procedure to obtain a driver's license is not easy. It is easy to get a duplicate license under a phony name and address. Many small-time lawyers forge the documents for a fee. No one is worried about getting caught. No one gets caught. A tougher licensing regime and a check on bogus driving schools can help regulate the number of drivers jumping onto the streets.

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dhoomk2

School administration should ban the pick and drops of students through cars and instruct the parents to opt school bus for the same. It will certainly provide a little relief from nasty traffic.

To get rid of from increasing amount of vehicular traffic Government should pass a bill under which only a certain amount of vehicles can register per month like not more than 500 per month.

ruchi

Unfortunately few parents use cars for pick & drop of their children from school to just show their status symbol. They never care about unnecessary traffic congestion near to schools due to their cars and school buses.