The law on the road is a concept that exists only in theory in India, but in contrast, it has a clear hierarchy of trucks, cars, and then cyclists who are respected more than the pedestrians, but significantly less than cows sacred animal in the country.
Trucks and buses, caravans at best arrogant and at worst - hostile, are at the top of the pyramid. Following are the cars, then comes the rickshaw and then - cows. Finally - cyclists. Pedestrians do not even enter into this unwritten hierarchy.
Despite economic growth in recent years, the bicycle remains the preferred transport for the poor Indians and those of the emerging middle class: 45 percent of households own a bicycle.
India is trying to cyclists away from the cities, while many cities around approximately the world are willing to give them more space to ride, notes Anumita Roichoudhuri by the Centre for Science and Environment, an environmental NGO.
If the ruling class is not aware of the efforts that you make ordinary employee or worker to come to your workplace by bicycle, it is because she rides in the car, considered the most famous living architect Charles Correa in India.
"Decisions are made by the towns people moving car", contrary to many developing countries where "substantial part of public officials use public approximately transport or bicycle."
Forty-one-year-old Sushil Kumar out of his house every morning at 6:00 to get to work in the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, where he worked as a subcontractor and earn an average of 5500 rupees (65 euros) per month.
It covers 24 km, cycled from poor residential district Ghaziabad to shady boulevards approximately in the center of Delhi or otherwise hour and a half on the way, often two hours to return. Month of hanging around 1000 km.
Uploaded battered bike without headlight, wearing a plain shirt and chinos, Kumar could easily be attributed to poor working class pushed farther and farther away from city centers due to rising rents.
"Hierarchy road is something deeply rooted in India," sighs Anil Shukla, one of the main officials responsible for traffic in Delhi. He regretted that no bike lanes or even less space for cyclists.
"Taking a look at how to move people to go to work, found that catch public transport, cycling or walking shoes," says Anumita Roichoudhuri. "Cities are not provided to the majority."
Enter your search terms Submit search form e-vestnik.bg Web Latest comments Chicha: I now see that pit plates have their sphincter Chicha: pro, Happy New Year, man / I'm sitting in the dark alone, and laugh with the voice of ... 4x4: I've mentioned before that nash'te try man ... Chavo: I agree in principle that students make a record ... Steve: approximately there is One above who looks and one day they will get back ... Banners
24 hours emigrants F1 Google Made in BG made in BG MTV YouTube NPP "Belene" NPP "Kozloduy" NPP Kozloduy Austria Asia Al Qaeda Albania Arctic Afghanistan Africa Ahmadinejad BNT Balkans Belgium Berlusconi Berbatov Big Brother Bill Clinton Middle East Middle East Bluskov God Boyko B. Brazil Bush Greeks worldwide Bulgaria Valio warm Vasil Bozhkov UK Gazprom Gorbachev Georgia approximately Germany Google Greece SANS DS Dogan EU Europe Encho ospodinov Es Zachary Stoyanov Israel Eastern Europe Internet Iran Iraq Ireland Italy Spain Traffic KGB Gaddafi Castro Cyprus China Christmas Clinton Korea Kosovo Space Cuba Latin America Libya London Luzhkov Lukoil Mtel MI IMF Microsoft Macedonia Medvedev Merkel Milena Milosevic Fuchedzhieva Moscow World Cup Idols Music Idol NASA UFO NATO NGOs Nessebar NovaTV New TV New York UN Obama Danger! Oscar Oscars PRO Palestine Paris Letter by Letter from Egypt Geneva Letter from Los Angeles Madrid Letter Letter Letter from New York Paris Poland Plevneliev approximately Putin Parvanov Rodopi Ovch Rumen Petkov Romania Russia USA USSR AIDS Sarkozy North Korea Sergei St. Sofia Stalin Stoichkov Strandja Cold War Survivor approximately Serbia Todor Zhivkov DHC Working Wikipedia Turkey Ukraine approximately Hungary France Facebook Harry Potter Hezbollah Hillary Hitler Hollywood approximately Holocaust Croatia CIA Tsva TsVa Tsva Tsva Chavez Chernobyl coast Czech Republic Chechnya Foreigners approximately in Bulgaria Sweden Shi co fix Japan auto car agents actress actor actors approximately alcohol excise poll Semitism antiques archeology army art attack BTV banks ATMs disaster gasoline business
No comments:
Post a Comment