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Increased urbanism and migration towards Indian cities have lead to growth of employment and commercial nodes in suburban areas, resulting in urban sprawl that favors private motorized transport systems. As a result, the number of non-motorized trips have reduced drastically in the past few years while paratransit systems have come into existence to serve those who do not own a private transport mode and are inadequately served by public transport systems.
This report looks at some of the policy & tax incentives given by the government to the industry behind 2 & 3 wheelers and subsequent framework at policy & individual levels to control emissions & regulate users. The status of existing transport modeling systems used in traffic data analysis is also reviewed along with a commentary on the drawbacks of existing systems. Analysis of mode shares, trip lengths & safety issues for these transport modes across select cities in India is presented along with a review of existing transport policies & policy recommendations for safe & efficient use of 2 & 3 wheelers in India.
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