Public transportatin can be made better or not?

India
February 1, 2010 7:37am CST
Alot of us here must be using the public transportation system provided by the govt.I am sure very one has 1 mode that he/she uses on a daily basis. So do you think the current mode that you are using be it local bus or train or for that matter metro...is it good enough or do you think somethings can be done to make it better. Lets share this here and that it will be viewed by people who are actually responsible for it.
30 responses
@fiazio (734)
• India
1 Feb 10
Hey Amit, I don't really travel a lot by the public transport, I'd say never. Its rarely when we're going on trekking or camping in the woods and the buses are crazy. Not a seat that was not squeaking! When i got out, I had a sprained neck and the whole trek was destroyed. I think they should look after proper maintenance of the buses. Have a nice day
• India
1 Feb 10
Thank you for your response Fiazo!! Just a suggestion when you go for treks try and take the jeeps or something, generally when ever some one goes for a trek its in a group so its better to hire a Jeep...Thats what I used t do when I used to go for trek in the Himalayas.
• India
5 Feb 10
If we want best public transport..firstly we all try to use public transport mostely .... for going office we are try to use public transport for that we r try to help
• India
5 Feb 10
Traveling by public convience is always a good idea to stop wastage fuel, to get rid traffic jam, i will use this better option to avoid traffic tensions.
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
3 Feb 10
In my home country public transport is pricey. I can get a day's bus pass that will take me to my nearest city or elsewhere in the county for £6.90 off peak. Buses are slow and go on routes around lots of housing estates. The buses are sp slow and don't go all that far. Therefore changes of bus are necessary. I need three different buses to go to Glastonbury for the day. I live on the edge of a coastal town and the bus fare into town is £1.65 single for a adult. The child fare is a high proportion of that. The train service in my local area can be extremely poor. I got on a train that didn't go to the destination it was meant to. It only did about half of its route. Trains don't stop for long at my local train station. Sometimes if a train is late it will refuse to stop at the smaller train stations. I travel with my disabled toddler son and my baby daughter in a double buggy. Whether I go by bus or train it is challenging to do. Public transport needs to be improved and made cheaper.
• India
3 Feb 10
Yes,That is true after all whats the purpose o having public transport if its not cheap.To add to that you mentioned that the trains don't stop at the smaller stations that's really not the way it is supposed to be. I think there should be some one who should bring this to in the notice of the concerned person. Don't you have a particular website where in you can go and the govt. officials and take some action on this?
• India
5 Feb 10
Well this not good excuse you are giving i think more you use the public transport and make aware to government to upgrade the transport system , you will get the better system. You should be concious for upgradations .
• India
5 Feb 10
public transport is the most widely used transport from samll richshaw puller to local trains usually carry lots of migrants here and there. metro has also started running all over NCR...... they need to be managed,organized in systematic way
• India
4 Feb 10
public transpotation is the best transpotation systom of in the world for use the public transpotation is redus the polution and traffic in the world it is daly based transport systom it redus traffic and save petrol, diesal ,cng for next genration
• India
4 Feb 10
Well that is the purpose of it.But do you think something can be done to make things better?
• India
5 Feb 10
I agree with you. We must emphasise the use of public transport as much as we can.To save Earth from global warming to leave resources for future.
• India
4 Feb 10
i think first of all its service should increase and they should be made more organized being the most used resource of todays common man
• India
6 Feb 10
Lots of people migrate from public transport and they should be made more organized and reliable
• India
7 Feb 10
this is the time to crushlys so metro and airways is the best public transport
• India
13 Feb 10
this is the Lots of people migrate from public transport and they should be made more organized and reliable. people transport is the best public transport
• India
7 Feb 10
metro is best for transport . relaxtion of passenger is more important
• India
13 Feb 10
Gi ha metro ak bahut hi aaram dayak train h or time ki bhe bahut bachat hoti h. yaha India ka gorav hai
• India
7 Feb 10
yes metro is also best for transport.because its save time and crushed
@ronie11 (284)
• India
9 Feb 10
yes metro is the best transport and save a time and crused.because we are saved a petrol and disel also.
• India
10 Feb 10
The current mode of public transportation which we are using now is good enough. only govt. need to do proper this.
@ronie11 (284)
• India
11 Feb 10
yes, that is true after all whats the purpose having public transport if its not cheap and don't you have a perticular website where in you can go to the govt.
@rohz1906 (205)
• India
19 Feb 10
There are millions of people in India who use public transport on a daily basis for work,school,college etc., Te government must provide better facilities for the public.The population in city of chicago,USA is equivalent to the number of people who commute by local train everyday in Mumbai city,India.
@RAJIV05 (31)
• India
5 Feb 10
Public transport is always better if it work efficiently. It should be well maintained , perfect time table with good service. Security should be tight. Then it always be good idea.
• India
7 Feb 10
metro is give best efficiency and punchulati
• India
20 Feb 10
i agree with u we have to share here to make it better it is a little try but we can tell those people who are actually responsible for it.
4 Feb 10
well there is always a scope to improve and as far as we talk about public transpotation , it still need some Improvement or i shold say lot of improvemnt.
• India
4 Feb 10
Well it depends which one you are talking about.There are few like the one we have in delhi "Metro" is awesome.
• India
13 Feb 10
There are few like the one we have in delhi "Metro" is awesome.
• India
6 Feb 10
i think public transport is the transport it save diesel patrol and gas
• India
7 Feb 10
but we have to save electricity also.
@ronie11 (284)
• India
12 Feb 10
i think public trannsport is save petrol,gas and disel.
• India
12 Feb 10
public transport is more expensive if you have to travel a long way and have change buses take rickshaws.. Bike will be the less expensive if it gives good average..
@ritesh933 (116)
• India
20 Feb 10
i don't really travel a lot by the public transport. I'd say never . its really when we are going on tracking or camping in the woods and the buses are crazy . and in the bus not a seat that was not squeaking .when i got out i had a sprained neck and the whole trek was destroyed i think they should look after proper maintains of the buses. so do you think the current mode that you are using be it local bus or train of for that matter metro, is it good enough or do you think somethings can be done to make it better. the travel conditions is very week. have a nice day
• India
19 Feb 10
I think everyone must try and use more public transport as much as possible and avoid using private transport as it will reduce pollution problem and will help in reducing the issues of global warming. As it will also help in conserving non renewable sources of energy as petrol and diesel. Government must take steps to improve public transport services and help and encourage the public at mass to use more of such public transport as buses and metro,s. The introduction of New volvo buses has helped this issue to some extent and will help more in the future.
• India
23 Feb 10
public transport is the system provided by the Goverenment and its moral duty to make it better,its different that what mode of transport an individual is using...bt,till on a wider penumbra every body duty to make transport at the apex.
16 Feb 10
Using public transportation is not good enough....it can be better managed...and Govt cant do this alone...they need our support as well for that...so it should be joint coopartaion to improve this...
@ronie11 (284)
• India
16 Feb 10
public transport is the most widely used transport from samll richshaw puller to local trains usually carry lots of migrants here and there. metro has also started running all over NCR...... they need to be managed,organized in systematic way......
• India
19 Feb 10
Almost i travel bus,truks jeeps etc vehicles because i visit my relation where available only public trasport.if you are make best trasport so you will more use public transport.
• India
16 Feb 10
i think once we remove corruption from our country then every department will be better.
• India
18 Feb 10
yes i am using public transport for sure..yes they must or should be made better ..i travel daily on buses and i found broken mirrors,broken iron sticks..the conditions of public transport is very bad..i request the government to made them better
• India
16 Feb 10
Amit yes you are right that government provided us public transportation in the name of Buses ,Trains,Metros but in last two years they are became to much expensive for the middle class families everybody is happy to drive in there own vehicles instead of traveling in government vehicle unfortunately Iam one of them.The government should strictly take some steps on this.