Thursday, February 04, 2010

Man in Man out to, Quark in Quark out, and further, is it the fate of public transport?

Man in Man out to, Quark in Quark out, and further, is it the fate of public transport?

In Mumbai we used to say, in early local train travel it was Man in and Man out, i.e. man comes in takes a sit and when his destination is there he'll get down.
However, then people started saying cockroach in cockroach out from local train, in the evening and at peak hours.
Earlier we didn't know this terminology, but, Mumbaikar taught us these words.
We travel by public transport all around the world, it's worth an experience and belongingness.
However, now a day I travel in public transport whether it is Volvo high end bus or common man's bus/ local train/ metro, I found it to be Virus in Virus out kind of situation where man is getting reduced his size so much that the capacity of that transport becomes at least ten fold more. Also, viruses can crystallise, thus the capacity can get increase more.
If future is like atom in atom out then electron in electron out and finally Quark in Quark out, and further? Don't know.
We in India require proper solution to this situation, more roads, more under passes/flyovers/etc. more mono rails, more local transport in 100 cities, more aeroplanes, more helicopter services for emergency services, etc. if we really want to be one of the best countries in every respect.

coming more.

Dr. Ashish Manohar Urkude,
ashish.urkude@gmail.com

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