[sustran] PCU equivalents for NMT in India

[John Whitelegg]

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From: 	Institute for Transportation and Development 
Policy[SMTP:mobility at igc.apc.org]
Sent: 	Monday, January 05, 1998 7:53 PM
To: 	sustran-discuss at jca.ax.apc.org
Subject: 	[sustran] PCU equivalents for NMT in India

Dear Colleagues,


Dear Walter,

I think the PCU estimates are far too high for cycle rickshaws and bullock 
carts.  I have trawled through my files on NMT but can't find any hard data 
to  substantiate this view.  We need to know the Indian studies that have 
produced the estimates in the first place.  I have contacted colleagues in 
Calcutta to check this out with them.  Can we put in a holding letter to 
the WB expressing a professional opinion that doubts these estimates?


very best wishes,


John Whitelegg

I've just heard from a colleague working at World Bank in India that the
following passenger car equivalents are being used for modeling in planned
new road projects.  They seem heavily biased against nmts to us.  Does
anyone have any hard figures on this, particularly Indian data?  Your help
would be greatly appreciated.

The message was as follows;

>This is to invite your comments/opinion regarding the following PCU
>equivalents for NMT being used in India for WB project preparations:
>
>Bicycle		0.5 (rural)		0.4-0.5 (urban)
>Cycle Rickshaw  1.5 (rural)		1.5-2.0 (urban)
>Horse Carts	4.0 (rural)		1.5-2.0 (urban)
>Bullock carts	4 to 6 (rural)		4 to 6  (urban)
>Hand carts	---			2.0-3.0 (urban)
>
>The bicycle equivalents are somewhat higher than the ones used in The
>Netherlands (0.3), but I am questioning the Cycle Rickshaw figures used; 
these
>seem to be very high, and based on my own observations, I find these 
figures
>hard to accept.  However, the RM assured me that the figures were based on 
>studies in India and reflect local traffic conditions.  I suspect that 
some
>powers biased against NMT are at work here, but I need more data to
substantiate
>my suspicion.
>
All help is appreciated.

Happy Holidays to all.


Walter Hook, ITDP

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