Re: Public Transport vs Private Cars
Post: I have tried sometimes to use the Bus Service rather than take my car and I can tell you it is not very convenient unless your starting and end point coincides with that of a bus route and that bus has a good frequency. If not, forget about it. You dont want to waste 1 hr to go 3-4 kms. There are many many things that needs to be done to make BMTC an alternate to taking out your private vehicle. 1. Proper routes to connect any pt a to b with just 1 changeover. 2. Reliable frequency. Ex. Route 10 is every 15 mins means => we should expect it to cross a point 4 times in an hour evenly spaced. 3. Clean buses and bustops (this change is taking place now) 4. Proper Queue system at stops so that there is no pushing and shoving (unfortunately this is a culture issue) 5. Good timetables and maps at every bustop. these will be a good start I feel..
