Bengaluru Traffic Police proposes regulated carpooling to ease traffic congestion
In a move that could help thousands of office-goers in the city, the Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) has formally proposed legalising carpooling in the city by framing long-pending rules and addressing legal grey areas. The effort comes amid a push to ease congestion in the city.The BTP officials held a meeting with the Transport Department last week and presented the proposal, detailing its advantages. The proposal not only seeks the framing of rules for yellow-board vehicles but also urges the inclusion of white-board vehicles, which would serve the purpose more effectively.
- ▪In a move that could help thousands of office-goers in the city, the Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) has formally proposed legalising carpooling in the city by framing long-pending rules and addressing legal grey areas.
- ▪The effort comes amid a push to ease congestion in the city.The BTP officials held a meeting with the Transport Department last week and presented the proposal, detailing its advantages.
- ▪The proposal not only seeks the framing of rules for yellow-board vehicles but also urges the inclusion of white-board vehicles, which would serve the purpose more effectively.
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In a move that could help thousands of office-goers in the city, the Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) has formally proposed legalising carpooling in the city by framing long-pending rules and addressing legal grey areas. The effort comes amid a push to ease congestion in the city.The BTP officials held a meeting with the Transport Department last week and presented the proposal, detailing its advantages. The proposal not only seeks the framing of rules for yellow-board vehicles but also urges the inclusion of white-board vehicles, which would serve the purpose more effectively.
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