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Our traffic - do we have a problem ?
High vehicle population Total vehicles : 32 Lakh 1500 new vehicles added every day Private vehicles comprise 90 % . Traffic on most major roads is 23 time the capacity. In April 2008, source - Bangalore Traffic Police
Accidents Every day: There are 27 serious accidents. 3 people die 21 people are injured. 1100 people died in road accidents in 2007, while 500 people dies in 2000.
High commute times Speed in rush hour 2008 : 15 km. / hr. 1 hour Koramangala to Hebbal.
2010 : 10 km. / hr. ? 1.5 hrs. Koramangala to Hebbal.
2012 : 5 km. / hr. ? 3 hrs. Koramangala to Hebbal.
Air pollution Air pollution is 2 to 3 times acceptable limits on most roads in the city.
We are all dying slow deaths because of this. Pic. Courtesy CSE
Think you are safe in your car ? Think again ! PBDEs (fire retardants in plastics) cause neuro-developmental damage, thyroid hormone disruption and liver toxicity. Phthalates (in fabric softeners) cause birth defects, impaired learning, liver toxicity, premature births, and early puberty. Your car has large amounts of both these. Levels of Carbon Monoxide, a highly poisonous gas, can be up to 10 times higher in the car than outside. Levels of toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can be 4-5 times higher.
CO, ppm ١٤ ١٢ ١٠ ٨
In car
٦
On road
٤
http://www.ecocenter.org/dust/ToxicAtAnySpeed.pdf
٢ ٠ In car
On road
Pedestrians and cyclists – zero access
Roads do not belong to pedestrians and cyclists anymore. Even footpaths do not belong to pedestrians.
Loss of green cover 70 % reduction in green cover in last 40 years.
Pic. courtesy Citizen Matters
120
% Tree cover
100
100
80 60
68
62
40 20
19 73 19 75 19 77 19 79 19 81 19 83 19 85 19 87 19 89 19 91 19 93 19 95 19 97 19 99 20 01 20 03 20 05 20 07
0
Pic. courtesy Deccan Herald
37
Temperature rise
Bangalore is an urban heat island (UHI), an area significantly warmer than its surroundings. Caused by replacing vegetation by asphalt and concrete for roads, buildings. 10 % reduction in vegetation can increase temperature by 4 deg. C.
Of course we have a problem !
Death by accidents
Death by secondary smoking
Temperature rise
Loss of green cover
Astronomical commute times
Poisoning in your own car
If you want to work towards solving the problem, contact
Vinay Sreenivasa [email protected] 98805-95032 OR Roshni Nuggehalli [email protected]
High vehicle population Total vehicles : 32 Lakh 1500 new vehicles added every day Private vehicles comprise 90 % . Traffic on most major roads is 23 time the capacity. In April 2008, source - Bangalore Traffic Police
Accidents Every day: There are 27 serious accidents. 3 people die 21 people are injured. 1100 people died in road accidents in 2007, while 500 people dies in 2000.
High commute times Speed in rush hour 2008 : 15 km. / hr. 1 hour Koramangala to Hebbal.
2010 : 10 km. / hr. ? 1.5 hrs. Koramangala to Hebbal.
2012 : 5 km. / hr. ? 3 hrs. Koramangala to Hebbal.
Air pollution Air pollution is 2 to 3 times acceptable limits on most roads in the city.
We are all dying slow deaths because of this. Pic. Courtesy CSE
Think you are safe in your car ? Think again ! PBDEs (fire retardants in plastics) cause neuro-developmental damage, thyroid hormone disruption and liver toxicity. Phthalates (in fabric softeners) cause birth defects, impaired learning, liver toxicity, premature births, and early puberty. Your car has large amounts of both these. Levels of Carbon Monoxide, a highly poisonous gas, can be up to 10 times higher in the car than outside. Levels of toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can be 4-5 times higher.
CO, ppm ١٤ ١٢ ١٠ ٨
In car
٦
On road
٤
http://www.ecocenter.org/dust/ToxicAtAnySpeed.pdf
٢ ٠ In car
On road
Pedestrians and cyclists – zero access
Roads do not belong to pedestrians and cyclists anymore. Even footpaths do not belong to pedestrians.
Loss of green cover 70 % reduction in green cover in last 40 years.
Pic. courtesy Citizen Matters
120
% Tree cover
100
100
80 60
68
62
40 20
19 73 19 75 19 77 19 79 19 81 19 83 19 85 19 87 19 89 19 91 19 93 19 95 19 97 19 99 20 01 20 03 20 05 20 07
0
Pic. courtesy Deccan Herald
37
Temperature rise
Bangalore is an urban heat island (UHI), an area significantly warmer than its surroundings. Caused by replacing vegetation by asphalt and concrete for roads, buildings. 10 % reduction in vegetation can increase temperature by 4 deg. C.
Of course we have a problem !
Death by accidents
Death by secondary smoking
Temperature rise
Loss of green cover
Astronomical commute times
Poisoning in your own car
If you want to work towards solving the problem, contact
Vinay Sreenivasa [email protected] 98805-95032 OR Roshni Nuggehalli [email protected]
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