Originally posted by reddressman:
I think its either solving the traffic congestion problem or it does not.
which is it?
easing ? by how much? easing in road A, will that cause Road B to absorb the cars that did not go into road A given the number of cars in a car remain constant? simple maths right?
which is it? Solved or not?
Unfortunately I don't think anyone can say whether ERP has solved congestion to a large or small extent. What I can say is that it probably has slightly eased the problem on the road ERP is being implemented on.
However, this alleviation of this problem obviously will cause a congestion on the alternate routes. One does not have to be a rocket scientist to know that.
So what I can say is that on roads where ERP is implemented, I believe that there is an easing of the congestion there. Not solved, just eased. By how much I cannot tell unless someone give me a counter and pay me to stand at the gantry there to count the number of vehicles passing by duing the ERP period.
The thing is I feel that big brother sees the congestion at alternate routes due to the ERP as a separate problem from the one they set out to solve in the first place and shouldn't be placed in the same room of discussion. They are either can't be bothered or just not capable enough to come out with creative solutions to act on the root of the problem.