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The transportation sector has seen a vast improvement over the
passage of years. It has eased the transport of goods and services
over vast distances. Various modes of transport including
motorbikes, cars, trucks, trains, ships, airplanes, have made human
life simpler. While technology has played its part in smoothening
the mobility of people and goods, the Government has made
contributions to make improve the public transportation
facilities.
Transportation may be divided into various levels including
international, domestic in the form of interstate or intra-state
travel. Local commutation in the form of busses, cabs, metros, etc.
play a very essential role in helping the manpower reach the
organizations thereby benefiting the economic growth, aiding the
students reach educational institutions, assisting in the
development of human resource for the country, delivery of goods
and comforting the tourists visiting a particular destination.
Together we move forward ...
Although, travel constitutes an indispensable component of human
routine, increased vehicles have caused serious disturbances on
various environmental indices including pollution levels, noise
disturbance, traffic jams, etc. Ensuring better fleet utilization
by allowing more passengers and goods to travel in the same vehicle
is possible by adoption of shared mobility. Multiple transportation
needs required to fulfilled by common routes can be best met
through this facilitation.1
Types of shared mobility
Some of the types of shared mobility include the following:
Mass transit includes high-capacity
modes such as buses, metros, ferries and trains that are typically
operated by public agencies or the private sector for the
public.
Ride-sourcing refers to on-demand
services that link riders to for-hire drivers who are using their
own vehicles as commercial vehicles.
Ride-splitting whereby many
transportation network companies also offer shared options, such as
UberPOOL and Ola Share.
Vehicle-pooling in which trips are
shared by travellers based on their terms with one another.
Courier network services are for-hire
freight delivery, in which consumers can hire freight services to
move goods either intra-or inter-city.
Advantages
Shared mobility offers multiple benefits, some of which are
listed below:
Lowering of transportation cost;
Reduction on the environmental
burden;
Optimum utilization of the transport
vehicle;
Minimizing fuel consumption and
emissions;
New Plans...
With a view to encourage shared mobility in India and
transportation being a subject matter of State jurisdiction, the
Government is in the process of introduction of a model legislation
for States to regulate and monitor the same.2 A few key
measures being considered to this account are stated below:
Levying of congestion charges during
peak time;
Compensation to vehicle sharing
travellers;
Subsidies for disutility of waiting
and longer travel time while sharing vehicles;
Closing of certain roads for private
vehicles on some days;
Fee for using particular roads;
Reducing pollution levels;
Incentives for use of dedicated
lanes.
The Government has been facing the challenges posed by the
transportation sector with the increase in the number of vehicles.
Strategizing policies and schemes working towards development of a
country relying environment friendly well-established
transportation network, the Government aims to elevate the
standards of living in India.
For further information please contact at S.S Rana &
Co. email: info@ssrana.in or
call at (+91- 11 4012 3000). Our website can be accessed at
www.ssrana.in
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