Preference to public transportation

Public transport should be given priority over private transport because it serves more people with less cost, space and harm.

1. Road space efficiency: one bus carries 40-60 persons on the road space of 2-3 cars. Roads of limited width, as in our cities, move far more people when buses are favoured.
2. Reduces congestion: fewer vehicles on the road, so time loss and fuel waste fall.
3. Lower cost per passenger: both for the user and the country; the fuel imported per passenger-km is much less.
4. Equity: the poor, students, elderly and women who cannot afford a vehicle get mobility.
5. Less pollution and noise: lower emission per passenger-km; electric buses and trolleys can reduce it more.
6. Fewer accidents per passenger-km.
7. Less parking land: cities need less land for parking and more for people and green space.
8. Saves foreign exchange, as petrol, diesel and private vehicles are imported.
9. Supports compact, efficient land use and economic activity around transit stops.

Hence, planners improve bus service, bus lanes, terminals and fares, and restrict private cars where public transport is available.