Title: A study of personalized vehicles and travelling problems in Pune city
Abstract: Pune city is an important urban center in Maharashtra. It is one of the rapidly growing metropolises of the country. Over a period of time, the city has started experiencing problems in safe and easy movement of people and goods. This study addresses problems faced by two wheeler users and four wheeler users while travelling. Study also finds out readiness of people to use public transport and bicycle, their expectations from public transport to shift to public transport. Increased travel time, a long wait at traffic signals, daily traffic jams, are some implications of Pune's traffic. People are ready to shift to public transport if a reliable and efficient system is provided and ready to use cycles if safe and separate cycle tracks are provided. This will help to reduce congestion. In the twenty-first century, a large number of rural people migrated to the cities. These ever expanding cities have generated a tremendous demand for transportation. The vehicle population in India has increased tremendously during the last two decades. Much of the growth is in personalized modes like two-wheelers, cars and jeeps. Such a rapid growth threatens the sustainability of city by creating local, national and global problems. Congestion and delays in traffic are common in all cities affecting city's efficiency and productivity. Pune city is an important urban center in Maharashtra. It is one of the rapidly growing metropolises of the country. Over a period of time, the city has started experiencing problems in safe and easy movement of people and goods. This study addresses problems faced by two wheeler users and four wheeler users while travelling. Questionnaire was designed to find out daily distance travelled (for office purpose) time required to travel it, no. of times stucked in traffic jam, time spent in traffic jam, time spent while waiting for signal. As use of public transport and bicycle can be the best solution to reduce use of personalized vehicles, study also finds out readiness of people to use public transport and bicycle, their expectations from public transport to shift to public transport. Hypothesis that Safe and separate cycle routes will increase use of cycles and If reliable bus services are provided, people will use public transport were set and tested by using z test. Results showed that 1. 75 percent people get stuck in a traffic jam daily either 1 to 3 times or more than 3 times, while travelling to their work place (bothways). 60 percent people spend more than 15 minutes daily in a traffic jam. 2. Total waiting time at a traffic signal is high. 32 percent people spent 15 to 30 minutes waiting for a signal while 6% spent more than 30 minutes while travelling to their work place (bothways). 3. 94 percent are ready to use the bus if reliable and good (non stop/clean/ no crowding) bus service is provided. Peoples' expectation from bus services are as follows:- reliability followed by good and clean condition of buses, place for sitting and comfortable entry exit. 87% People are ready to use bicycles. Suggestions include demand management strategies and strategies for improvement in public transport to reduce use of personal vehicle.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-11-04
Language: en
Type: article
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