Comments on: Legacies of a shortage economy? http://sanjaymehta.me/2009/11/07/legacies-of-a-shortage-economy/ A bit of this, and a bit of that... Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:16:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Sanjay Mehta http://sanjaymehta.me/2009/11/07/legacies-of-a-shortage-economy/#comment-406 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:41:14 +0000 http://sanjaymehta.me/?p=417#comment-406 Naimish,
Appreciate your views. Reality I think is that things will not change on many of those fronts, dramatically. Its like talking about corruption or population issues. They are just there. And any wish to see those disappear are just that – wishes. On the best and biggest of roads, we see people driving on the wrong side of the road. And in terms of putting more police to manage this – we’d need to dramatically increase the size of the force. And then there is the corruption bit.

But will love to read your detailed views. Sure, please go ahead and quote this on your blog!

]]> By: Naimish http://sanjaymehta.me/2009/11/07/legacies-of-a-shortage-economy/#comment-405 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:49:05 +0000 http://sanjaymehta.me/?p=417#comment-405 Sanjay,

Interesting rationale! I would tend to agree that past programming does have something to do with the chaos on the roads. But, while that may be the genesis, the solution does not lie in waiting for the legacy to be lost from our genes.

I believe, that the chaos has sustained, or even aggravated due to factors which could have been controlled. A combination of carrot and stick can improve matters considerably – given good road conditions to enable people to drive well… and combined with a stringent check on errant drivers can make a big difference. There is also lack of awareness on ‘traffic rules and discipline’ among most drivers. A look at the casual process of giving the driver’s license is testimony to the lack of attention given to traffic rules. I hope its ok to quote your post on my blog http://roadsandrides.blogspot.com, where I am writing a more detailed assessment.

Regards
Naimish

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