The Delhi state government led by Arvind Kejriwal has come up with a plan to reduce traffic congestion and ease the air pollution - it will permit only even or odd numbered license plates on cars on alternate days of the week. I was not sure if they had a plan viz the actual enforcement of such a rule, so I wrote this:
If the cops cannot - or will not - stop a clearly visible car in a cycle lane or a motorbike riding the pavement, how are they going to stop even-odd numbered cars? And if they do succeed in the latter form of law enforcement but not the former, then what kind of message is the state sending out?
Full piece here: http://www.dailyo.in/politics/delhi-odd-even-car-logic-pollution-arvind-kejriwal-sheila-dikshit-brts-smog-health-respiratory-illness-vehicles-cars-two-wheelers/story/1/7838.html
If the cops cannot - or will not - stop a clearly visible car in a cycle lane or a motorbike riding the pavement, how are they going to stop even-odd numbered cars? And if they do succeed in the latter form of law enforcement but not the former, then what kind of message is the state sending out?
Full piece here: http://www.dailyo.in/politics/delhi-odd-even-car-logic-pollution-arvind-kejriwal-sheila-dikshit-brts-smog-health-respiratory-illness-vehicles-cars-two-wheelers/story/1/7838.html