[sustran] Re: "So much for green transport."

[bruun at seas.upenn.edu]

Alok

Now I get it.

I think that the proper response of the Delhi government is to say  
that the system
doesn't work like it is supposed to do and that it currently isn't  
really BRT at all.
Furthermore, rather than dismantle it, it will be converted to real  
BRT as quickly
as possible.

Eric Bruun



Quoting Alok Jain <alok.priyanka at gmail.com>:

> Dear Eric,
>
> I quote below from one of the paper produced by DIMTS (operator of  
> BRT in Delhi) -
>
> Untrained Drivers: The bus operation is very inefficient. CORRIDOR  
> MANAGER has trained
> more than 200 DTC drivers to drive buses with a view to ensure the  
> greater discipline in Bus
> Lane. However, in DTC, buses, route numbers are not matched with  
> Drivers on a stable basis,
> i.e. drivers are frequently changed on different routes. As a  
> result, it has been observed that
> very often many un-trained drivers are driving buses in the corridor.
>
> Slow Speed: Currently, all types of buses are allowed to use the Bus  
> lane, including many
> deteriorated buses and RTVs, which cause frequent breakdowns. Only  
> newer buses meeting
> quality and maintenance standards should be allowed. It is also  
> found that blue line buses
> sometimes linger at the bus stops. As a result, sometimes passengers  
> board and alight before
> the bus platform.
>
> I am also attaching the full document which should give a fairly  
> good idea about the system/operational characteristics.
>
> Regards
> Alok
>