Questions

Which city do you live in?

Mumbai

Describe your city using 3 words

Busy, Awake, Chaotic

Describe yourself using 3 words

Over-thinker, Introverted, Compassionate

What is your primary mode of transport and why?

Car

  • Convenience
  • Long wait times (catching a rickshaw)
  • Weather
  • No train: Lives too close to places that they go to
  • Bus: Don’t know the bus schedule, buses too crowded, no stations near where they want to go

Do you have any concerns regarding this mode of transport?

  • Bad for the environment
  • Private transport is inefficient and more energy consuming
  • Public transport in India isn’t very reliable or efficient

How should those concerns be addressed?

  • Energy efficient cars (hybrids, electrics) but the problem is the lack of robust infrastructure for electric vehicles

What are the largest costs, monetary and otherwise, of using this source of transport?

  • Cost of fuel
  • Maintenance

What are your thoughts about the environment?

  • People need to focus more on being environmentally friendly
  • Corporations need to be held liable
  • There are corporations that get away with a lot of environmental damage

What changes in transportation systems would make you switch to an alternative, if any?

  • Buses: Better buses (better maintained, larger amount to handle the population)
  • Trains: Less crowded