If the proposal is put into practice and Nanos replace the autos, many problems like irresponsible lane discipline, dangerous driving, harassing other road users, unruly behavior in case of other vehicles touching the autos, blackmailing, traffic chaos, hi-end air pollution, noise pollution and a host of other sufferings can be overcome.

There will be opposition but in the larger interest of green city concept, it would be better to ban the autos from CBD areas who use the CBD arterial roads only to fan out to other far flung areas with the same attitudinal behavior. 

If non-polluting Nanos are introduced to replace these unruly Autos, it will be all the most better.

- Over to Prajegalu

- Vasanthkumar Mysoremath

Does banning autos mean:

1. Banning and nothing replaces them?

2. Replacing them by some other vehicle? (Tata Nano)

3. Replacing them by Kendriya Sarige?

If 1., it will result in people bringing their own mode of commuting.

If 2., it is simply replacing a vehicle. Vehicle itself is not the problem. Vehicle with driver is. The same guy will be unruly driving a sedan who is unruly while driving an autorickshaw(No?)

If 3., big YES! But where are these buses? I walked from Eva mall to Manipal Center because i wanted to go to Cunningham Road. (But all buses were going to Shivaji Nagar station so i walked from Infantry Road) (Pardon my ignorance i am not aware of Kendriya Sarige's routes)

Faiq:

Let me add a No. 4: Pavements to walk on!

That itself will take care of half the present autos used in the CBD. Sheltered Pavements with a good Volvol/low floor bus service can solve the problem on its own.

In my opinion, just replacing autos will not make any sense, it will just create a lot of unemployment and a lot of problems. It is not at all practical too. Because its not the AUTOs which are criminals, its the auto-drivers who are making the life of citizens and roads hell.

The best things what I have also thought is to do something so that these auto-drivers can be taught, trained, disciplined, policed and every other thing which can help them become a responsible drivers.

Lets say, if nanos  replace autos, don't you think the same non-disciplined, rowdy auto-drivers will drive them too and again the result would be the same. The fact of the matter is that lets do something together to bring them to what is the "correct" is. A few suggestions:

(1) All places wherever auto are standing for hire, there should be policemen policing that they don't say "NO" to anyone for going here or there.

(2) Also, that policeman should also write down his number and make sure that auto-driver doesn't charge more than the normal-fare.

(3) Then, the next thing is that we should understand that its us, we the people who have increased the demand of the autos too much, and therefore its only us who can bring them back to earth. So, here is the "demand-supply" princinple, and I regularly follow it - Since we cannot fight with them single-handedly, we cannot argue with them if they say "no" to some place, but if they say yes, and ask for fare more than meter, one-and-half etc, just walk forward without saying a word. Continue doing it unless you either get a auto who is ready to go by the meter reading, or time-over for you. I know that we cannot do it endlessly for a single instance, but we can atleast continue at times when we have time to say "NO" to a few autos, thereby decreasing their demand. If everyone of us or lets say a good chunk of people start doing this, it will have a drastic effect. When this principle can cause recession/depression, why can't this just bring auto-drivers to the earth back?

(4) There should be a good governing authority who can train these drivers about their responsiblities on the road, road-sense, strict rules to follow traffic signals, not violating one-ways and do the main duty "To Hire" to anywhere with all the respect. In turn they will get a much more respect.

That's all I had to say, if we can stand-up and do something together in this regard, that would be a great step towards solving many problems of bangalore like public transport, reducing jams etc etc.

"It is better for Law and Order and Transport authorities to tighten the screws on these ubiqutous red ants called Autos by random checking through squads of strict officials who are not malleable to the syndrome of /what is in it for me'."

Why such language? For two bad examples you cite here, I have 10 good auto experiences to counter argue that most of them are nice people. Just recently, I dropped my cellphone in an auto near Bagmane Tech Park, and the automan was waiting 15 minutes at the gate to wait for me to return to pick it up. Week before that, my family lost way (when driving) around Begur Main road, and an automan lead them out all the way to Hosur Road, all without expectations of money. I have 5-6 more, but will save for later.

Next, this dream of "squad of strict officials" is a dream, a dream.

Last, replacing auto with nano is just creating another set of vehicles to create chaos and jams. Essentially, I am lost between so many things you are trying to say - autos cause jam? Do you not want autos at all or do you want to see autos replaced with nanos? Do you hate autos because they cause pollution or because all automen are red ants? or all of these? what are the alternative solutions to "last mile connectivity"?

Talking one of above at a time with details of why autos cause problems is going to lead to more meaningful discussions. But taking out personal anger against automen by mixing up all of above is simply going to live on as rant.

There is a difference between anecdotal evidences and observation based extrapolation and analysis. There is a difference between discussing and propagating.

MVK sir - a humble but serious request. Why fall for quantity? With so much knowledge, awareness and financial acumen that you have, we have come to expect better quality posts from you.