Snippets from Dinesh Mohan, IIT Delhi - Easy Drive Forum

ravikant · 05-10-06, 02:28 PM

Dinesh Mohan, IIT Delhi makes the following points –

Two major studies done to understand the performance of metro rail systems by the World Bank and the Transport Research Laboratory (U.K.) make the following conclusions:

Contrary to expectations metros do not appear to reduce traffic congestion. The experience from Chinese cities supports the conclusions that building metro systems does not necessarily reduce congestion and decrease private transport use. The relief to traffic congestion is short lived because private traffic rapidly grows to utilise the released road capacity. The advanced track transport system is enormously expensive and requires long construction period, it cannot be taken as immediate solution.

The experience of designing and running a high capacity bus system in the city of Curitiba in Brazil gives us a very good example of what is possible in planning public transportation systems at a fraction of the cost (5%-10%) involved for metro lines.

Also, simply building flyovers or expanding roads will never help. It only attracts more vehicles on the roads. Delhi is a live example of this. With over 500 flyovers built, the city remains grid locked. The proposed Metro in Delhi will bring only short-term relief to the cities congestion.

bedi · 05-10-06, 03:28 PM

Hi Abhishek.....Good One...

According to...PRof. Dinesh Mohan,

Quote:

A car consumes nearly 5 times, two-wheelers 2.6 times and a rickshaw 3 times more energy than a 52-seat bus (when adjusted for the number of people carried).

Seven to ten 2-wheelers pollute as much as one bus. 4 two-wheelers occupy the same space as a bus when in motion. But a bus carries 70-100 passengers.

05-10-06, 02:28 PM	#1
ravikant Super Admin Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 30 Posts: 43	Snippets from Dinesh Mohan, IIT Delhi Dinesh Mohan, IIT Delhi makes the following points – Two major studies done to understand the performance of metro rail systems by the World Bank and the Transport Research Laboratory (U.K.) make the following conclusions: Contrary to expectations metros do not appear to reduce traffic congestion. The experience from Chinese cities supports the conclusions that building metro systems does not necessarily reduce congestion and decrease private transport use. The relief to traffic congestion is short lived because private traffic rapidly grows to utilise the released road capacity. The advanced track transport system is enormously expensive and requires long construction period, it cannot be taken as immediate solution. The experience of designing and running a high capacity bus system in the city of Curitiba in Brazil gives us a very good example of what is possible in planning public transportation systems at a fraction of the cost (5%-10%) involved for metro lines. Also, simply building flyovers or expanding roads will never help. It only attracts more vehicles on the roads. Delhi is a live example of this. With over 500 flyovers built, the city remains grid locked. The proposed Metro in Delhi will bring only short-term relief to the cities congestion.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes	Rate This Thread
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode	Rate This Thread:

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Interview with Prof. Dinesh Mohan	ganesh	General Discussion	0	21-09-06 12:19 PM