[sustran] Re: CAR BUSTERS BULLETIN #30

[kisan mehta]

Dear Car Busters,

When we were going through reports  INFRINGEMENT PROCEDURE AGAINST ELEVEN
EUROPEAN
COMISSION MEMBER STATES and PENSIONERS
STRANDED BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC in the CAR
BUSTERS BULLETIN  Edition no. 30 - December 2001
we were reminded of the conditin obtaining in India and
more particularly in Mumbai, a city of 12 million huddled
in a landmass of 434 sq km.

Pollution levels are extremely high mainly due to auto
exhaust.  Two wheelers, three wheeler rikshaws carrying
3 passengers, cars and taxies, public road buses, school
and corporate buses, heavy duty vehicles that jam up
limited road space. No count of emission levels is
maintained.  Road pricing and management are
non-existent. Car owners jolly well park and double park on pavements  and
carriageways,  Movement of
pedestrians and essential service vehicles like fire and
ambulance services, is pitiable.  No wonder that Mumbai
has the world's highest road fatality/injury rate. Old
vehicles make unbearable noise resulting in
impairment of hearing. Honking is rampant.

The authorities do not take action like the one being
in the European Commission member states.  Let the
number of car busters increase.  Best wishes

Kisan Mehta  kisansbc at vsnl.com
PriyaSalvi Hon Project Coordinator
Save Bombay Committee
620 Jame Jamshed Road, Dadar East,
Mumbai 400 014

----- Original Message -----
From: Car Busters <carbusters at ecn.cz>
To: <carbusters at ecn.cz>
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 5:04 PM
Subject: CAR BUSTERS BULLETIN #30