[sustran] Re: Sustran-discuss Digest, Vol 36, Issue 27

Sunny sksunny at gmail.com
Thu Sep 7 00:41:42 JST 2006


yes I agree with Walter. The thing i dont understand is tht when the 
crime rates are high in the nights why stop bikes in the mornings and 
tht too during the working hours as Walter said it would surely make 
many lose income. I dont know if they have a courier service in Nigeria 
but if this is done in India it would affect many big companies as their 
letters are couriered locally and the delivery people use bikes.

In my opinion bike reduction or mobility management programs should be 
gradually introduced while increasing other modes. On the long run 
sudden restraint programs could lead to 2 scenarios. One would be 
increased car usage or the other would be increased public transit usage 
(which i guess everyone here favours).

Ah... forgot abt the real question "Will this approach solve the crime 
problem?" my answer would be NO it would divert the criminals to use cars.

Sunny

Walter Hook wrote:
>
> This will have disastrous social consequences in both cities. I 
> suppose over time the system will adapt with the increase in 
> paratransit services (also hardly free from criminal behaviors!) and 
> perhaps bicycles, but in the short term hundreds of thousands if not 
> millions of people will face longer commutes and loss of income, and 
> the loss of a valuable asset's value (the motorbike itself).  Surely 
> if the problem is crime they should attack the crime problem, and not 
> intervene in the traffic system.  I am sure criminals will be able to 
> afford vans next time.
>
> w.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* sustran-discuss-bounces+whook=itdp.org at list.jca.apc.org 
> [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+whook=itdp.org at list.jca.apc.org] *On 
> Behalf Of *joshua odeleye
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 06, 2006 10:30 AM
> *To:* sustran-discuss at list.jca.apc.org
> *Subject:* [sustran] Re: Sustran-discuss Digest, Vol 36, Issue 27
>
> Dear All,
>
> What a coincident?Commercial motorcycles operationwhich happened to be 
> a major means of urban transport in Nigerian cities have just been 
> restricted within the hour of 6.00am-7.00pm in thecity of Lagos..This 
> is as a result of the nefarious activities of some of the operatives 
> who aid and abbet crimes,particularly at night.While the enforcement 
> last, majority of people, i.e the urban poor,who depend largely on 
> this means of transport feel the pain most.They have resulted to long 
> distance trekking.Could someone tell me if this approach in addressing 
> an aspect ofurban crimeis Sustainable?
>
> Regards,
>
> JOSHUA ODELEYE.
>
> NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGY,
>
> ZARIA,NIGERIA.
>
> *//*
>

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