N.Siddiqui
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I read it as cat show and then was disappointed that it is about silly obsession with expensive cars.
A car should just be a simple taxi in a transportation ecosystem where there are no privately-owned personal transport vehicles.
Cars corrupts...and expensive cars corrupts absolutely.
I believe transportation is the biggest contributor to global pollution and the middle class of India and China with their neo-rich purchasing money availability are a large part of this problem.
Other than pollution there are the related things of accidents and traffic chaos. This is a report from 2019 :
These problems are very avoidable and very solvable. Just ban privately-owned personal transport vehicles, whether cars or motorcycles or scooters.
There is a planned project in Saudia called NEOM City where there will be no cars ( and I imagine other private vehicles ). Though I have been writing such an idea on PDF for at least the last two years.
Make efficient and more in number the mass public transport ( ideally buses ) and taxis. The taxis can be for a special occasion like a meet at a tea house with friends, business customers etc. The taxis can come with a driver, or can be customer-driven or driven by woman driver in case of you wanting to go out on a romantic long drive with your lover. Further, it will be better if the buses and taxis are electric or other non-petroleum fuel. Also, there can be company-owned four wheelers for non-personal transport like for food delivery, kitchen items delivery, building construction material etc.
This way there will be lot lot less pollution, chaos and accidents. And more harmony.
I've written this in one of the Peshawar city Vlog....
Peshawar city needs at least 3000 buses with a population of 40 lacs or 4 million...the normal public buses on the roads. BRTS is catering to about 2% of the Peshawar population. More public buses on existing roads means less cars and no need for more lanes on the roads(no BRTS needed).
In fact roads can be narrowed down with wider footpaths and walkways and many times more trees. First end the need of cars by bringing in public buses on existing roads(no BRTS corridor needed) and with it make the city a pedestrian friendly and green city. In European city like Bonn, Frankfurt, Paris, Berlin, Zurich, Amsterdam....there are hundreds of car free zones where cars are not allowed. People are encouraged to walk, cycle and for longer distances take the public buses....a much healthier option. Peshawar has no walkways...
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