Why don’t they park in their flats ?

A news headline in Hindustan Times ( 28 Aug ) reads :

“ Live or work in SoBo ? You can’t park your car on roads anymore  “

Parking on streets banned after decision ensured smooth traffic flow during Maratha Morcha

Traffic police has banned parking on both sides of these roads in South Mumbai , as they are on their priority list

There is a legend that a great French princess, on being informed that the country people had no bread, replied, " Then let them eat cake ! "

To 22 lakh car owners of Mumbai , BMC / Traffic Police / Maharashtra Government , seem to be saying :

“ If you don’t have a parking place on the road , why don’t you park your car inside your flats ? “

Next expect them to say :

“ As against 22 lakh cars , we have parking space on the roads , for only 3.3 lakh cars ( approx.. for 15 % of the cars

And , each car , on an average , gets used DAILY ( being driven on the road ) for just 3 hours out of available 24 hours ( …. 12  % of the time ! )

For the balance 21 hours , it is just PARKED on the streets , causing all of our PARKING SPACE SHORTAGES

Hence , we offer you Car Owners , the following options :

·         At any given time , only 3.3 lakh cars will be allowed to be parked on the roads , with the rest having to park inside their flats ( like ODD / EVEN number scheme )

·         Let everyone dispose off their PERSONAL cars and use  “ Ride Sharing “ arrangements . Working round the clock , these 3.3 lakh “ Ride Sharing Cars “ would suffice to take all of you to your work-place and back

   

Of course , you will need to stagger your WORKING HOURS round the clock in such a way that , at any given point of time , only 3.3 lakh persons are using those cars

·         Convince your employers to allow you to “ Work from Home “ , using Video Conferencing / Holographic projections etc , to mark your attendance

·         Use specially created , green coloured , “  Car Donor Public Transport ( BEST Buses / Local Trains / Metros  ) “ , which will be FREE  to those of you ( and to your entire family ) , who surrender their personal cars to the Government and undertake not to buy a personal transport in future

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 Future of commuting within Mumbai , will see a “ Sea Change “ !

02  Sept  2017

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