The document proposes a solution called the straddling bus to address the major problem of traffic congestion in Indian cities. The straddling bus system involves large buses that straddle roads and allow other vehicles to pass below. This solution aims to reduce congestion by 20-30% while being cheaper and faster to implement than alternatives like metros and BRTS systems. The document outlines the design, implementation steps, funding sources, impacts, and references for the proposed straddling bus system.

3. ONE OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS FACED BY THE INDIAN URBAN CITIES IS THE PROBLEM OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION. A BIG
CONCERN IS HOW TO SPEED UP THE TRAFFIC:PUTTING MORE BUSES ON THE ROAD WILL JAM THE ROADS EVEN WORSE
AND DETERIORATE THE AIR:BUILDING MORE SUBWAY IS COSTLY AND TIME CONSUMING. SO THERE IS A NEED TO DEVICE A
SYSTEM COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING INFRASTRUCTRE TO REDUCE CONGESTION.
WITH THE INCREASING POPULATION OF URBAN CITIES AND GROWING DEFICIT
BETWEEN THE ROAD NETWORKS AND NUMBER OF VEHICLES THUS LEADING TO
POLLUTION AND WASTE OF RESOURCES, THERE IS A DEMAND FOR EFFICIENT PUBLIC
TRANSPORT SYSTEM
URBAN POPULATION :
377 MILLION(2011
CENSUS)
IN DELHI 13 PEOPLE
DIE EVERY DAY ON
ROAD
IN BANGALORE THE
AVERAGE TIME TAKEN
BY AN IT
PROFFESSIONAL TO
REACH WORK IS 2.5 Hrs
NUMBER OF VEHICLES ON
MUMBAI ROADS MULTIPLIED
33 TIMES IN 50 YERARS
WHILE THE ROAD NETWORK
LENGTH ONLY DOUBLED

4. PROPOSED SOLUTION
THE PROPOSED SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION IS INSTALLNG THE
STRADDLING BUSES ON ROADS.
THE MODEL LOOKS LIKE A SUBWAY
OR LIGHT-RAIL TRAIN BESTRIDING
THE ROAD
THE BUS CAN REDUCE THE TRAFFIC
JAMS BY 20-30%
4-4.5M HIGH WITH TWO LEVELS:
PASSENGER BOAT ON THE UPPER
LEVEL AND 6 M IN WIDTH WHILE
OTHER VEHICLES LOWER THAN
2M CAN GO
POWERED BY ELECTRICITY AND
SOLAR ENERGY.
REDUCE THE TRAFFIC JAMS BY
20-30%.
AVERAGE SPEED IS 40-
50Km/Hr CARRYING 1200-
1400 PASSENGERS AT A TIME
WITHOUT BLOCKING OTHER
VEHICLE’S WAY
COST IS ABOUT 5.36BILLION
RUPEES TO BUILD THE BUS
AND A 40 KM LONG PATH FOR
IT, APRROXIMATELY 7% OF
METRO SYSTEM.
LARGE WINDOWS ARE PROVIDED
ON THE BOTH LOWER SIDES
SO THAT THE ILLUSION OF CAR
MOVING BACK, IS NOT CREATED

5. MERITS OVER EXISTING PUBLIC TRANSPORT
SYSTEMS
THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS: METRO,BRTS AND NORMAL BUS.
DISADVANTAGES OF PRESENT
TRANSIT SYSTEMS
METRO COSTS A LOT AND TAKES LONG
TIME TO BUILD.
BRTS TAKES UP ROAD SPACES AND
PRODUCES NOISE AND POLLUTION.THUS
PRODUCING MORE CONGESTION ON
ROADS FOR OTHER VEHICLES.
NORMAL BUS SYSTEM IS NOT
SOPHISTICATED AND THE BUSES ARE
CONGESTED AND A LOT OF TIME IS
WASTED TRAVELLING WITH THESE BUSES.
MERITS OF STRADDLING BUS SYSTEM
IT IS CHEAPER AND CONSTRUCTION TAKES
LESS TIME
LARGE PARKING SPACES ARE
REQUIRED
LARGE PARKING SPACES ARE NO REQUIRED
AND CAN BE PARKED ON ROADS WITHOUT
AFFECTING THE PASSAGE OF CARS
IT SAVES ROAD SPACES, EFFICIENT AND HIGH
IN CAPACITY
TRAVELLING WITH THESE BUSES WILL
CONSUME LESS TIME AND HENCE IT IS
MORE SOPHISTICATED

6. KEY STEPS INVOLVED IN IMPLEMENTING THE
SOLUTION
REMODELLING OF THE ROAD
THERE ARE TWO WAYS OF REMODELLING THE ROADS: LAYING RAILS & PAINT WHITE LINES
THE RAILS WILL BE LAID ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD AND THE BUS CAN RUN ON THE
RAILS AND SAVE 30% ENERGY.
THE OTHER METHOD IS BY PAINTING WHITE LINES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD AND
BUSES WILL HAVE AUTO PILOTS WHCH WILL FOLLOW THESE LINES AND RUN STABLE WHILE
MOVING.

7. BUILDING STATIONS:
THERE ARE TWO WAYS IN DEALING WITH STATION
PLATFORMS:
1.LOAD/UNLOAD THROUGH THE SIDES
2.USING THE BUILT-IN-LADDER SO THAT PASSENGERS CAN GO
UP AND OVER PASS THROUGH THE CEILING DOORS.
3.STATIONS CAN BE SET UP AT EVERY 2Km.
POWER SUPPLY TO BUSES
1.BUSES WILL BE COMPLETELY POWERED BY MUNICIPAL
ELECTRICITY AND SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM.
2.THE SYSTEM IS RELAY DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRIFICATION.
3.TWO RAILS BUILT ON TOP TO ALLOW THE CHARGING
POST TO RUN ALONG WITH THE BUS, THE NEXT CHARGING
POST WILL BE ON THE RAILS BEFORE THE EARLIER ONE
LEAVES.ELECTRICAL SET HERE IS SUPER CAPACITOR, WHICH
CAN CHARGE, DISCHARGE AND STORE ELECTRICITY
QUICKLY.
4.THE POWER IT STORES DURING THE STOP CAN SUPPORT
THE BUS TILL THE NEXT STOP WHERE ANOTHER ROUND OF
CHARGING TAKES PLACE, ACHIEVING ZERO TOXIC GAS

8. ENSURING SAFETY
USING LASER RAY TO SCAN, CARS GET TOO CLOSE TO THE PASSAGE WILL
ACTIVATE THE ALARM ON THE BUS AND INSIDE THE BUS THERE ARE TURNING
LIGHTS THAT INDICATE THE BUS IS INTENDING TO MAKE A TURN TO WARN THE
CARS INSIDE.
RADAR SCANNING SYSTEM IS EMBEDED ON THE WALLS TO WARN CARS FROM
GETTING TOO CLOSE TO THE BUS WHEELS.
ULTRASONIC WAVES WILL BE PUT FORTH FROM THE END OF BUS THAT IS TO KEEP
THOSE HIGH CARS OR TRUCKS AWAY FROM ENTERING THE TUNNEL.
• WHEN A BUS REACHES A CROSSING RED LIGHT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
FORK WILL TURN ON AUTOMATICALLLY TO GIVE BUSES THE RIGHT OF THE WAY.
• THE CAR CAN MAKE THE TURN WITH THE BUS IF THAT IS THE DIRECTION IT
WANTS TO GO TOO;IF NOT
• THE RED LIGHT WILL BE ON TO STOP THE CAR BENEATH WHILE THE BUS TAKES
THE TURN.
IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT , FIRE OR OTHER EMERGENCIES THE ESCAPING DOORS WILL
OPEN AUTOMATICALLY LIKE THE PLANES ARE EQUIPPED WITH INFLATED LADDER SO
PEOPLE CAN SLIDE DOWN.
EMERGENCY BRAKES ARE PROVIDED IN CAS OF URGENT STOPPAGE.

9. SOURCE OF FUNDING
THE ESTIMATED COST IS ABOUT 5.36BILLION RUPEES TO BUILD THE STRADDLING
BUS AND A 40 KM LONG PATH FOR IT, WHICH IS APRROXIMATELY 7% OF METRO
SYSTEM..
INITIAL COST OF A PHASE CAN BE CALCULATED.
THE TOTAL EXPENDITURE FOR THAT PHASE CAN BE DIVIDED AMONG CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT, STATE GOVERNMENT,SOFT LOAN AND PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP.
A JOINT VENTURE CAN BE SET UP BY THE STATE GOVERNMENT AND CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT.
SOME PART OF INVESTMENT FOR Ex. 30% CAN BE PROVIDED BY CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT, 30% BY STATE GOVERNMENT AND REST CAN BE RAISED BY PUBLIC
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP OR SOFT LOANS.
THE REVENUE EARNED WILL BE USED FIRSTLY FOR MAINTENANCE SO THAT THE
PROJECT CAN RUN SUCCESSFULLY AND THE MONEY LEFT AFTER THIS CAN BE USED
TO PAY THE DEBT.

10. IMPACT OF THE SOLUTION
-MEASURING THE CONGESTION ON THE ROADS
COVERED.
-MEASUREMENT OF TRAVEL TIME BETWEEN TWO
POINTS.
-ANALYSING PEOPLES RESPONSE TO THE SYSTEM
-ESTIMATING THE COST OF TRAVEL
-MEASURING THE REDUCTION IN CARBON
EMISSIONS OF THE CITY
-BUSES CAN CARRY 1200-1400 PASSENGERS
AT A TIME.
-ECOFRIENDLY TRANSIT SYSTEM AND SAVES
860TON OF FUEL EVERY YEAR REDUCES
2640TON CARBON EMISSION.
-IT CAN PRODUCE MORE OUTPUT FROM
THE GIVEN RESOURCES
-IT DOSEN’T REQUIRE EXTRA SPACE FOR ITS
DEVELOPMENT AND RUNNING,LIKE OTHER
PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSYTEM
THIS PROJECT IS SUSTAINABLE BECAUSE IT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE
DECLINING RESOURCES BY DERIVING ITS ENERGY FROM RENEWABLE
SOURCES OF ENERGY, THUS IT CAN ACT AS A GOOD TRANSPORT SYSTEM IN A
WORLD WHICH IS SUFFERING FROM ENERGY CRISIS. ALSO IT PROVIDES A
LOW COST SOPHISTICATED AND COMFORTABLE TRAVEL. IN INDIA,MANY
URBAN CITIES ARE BEING PLANNED WITH METRO’S ANND BULLET TRAINS
WHICH COSTS A LOT. SO THIS SYSTEM CAN ACT AS BOON IN COMING FUTURE.
MEASURING IMPACT SCALABILITY OF SOLUTION
SUSTAINABILITY OF SOLUTION

12. 1.THE STRADDLING BUS WAS FIRST EXHIBITED ON THE 13th BEIJING
INTERNATIONAL HIGH-TECH EXPO.
2.THE BASIC IDEA WAS PROPOSED BY SHENZHEN HASHI FUTURE PARKING
EQUIPMENT CO. LTD.
REFERENCES:
1. http://www.delhimetrorail.com/needformetro/metro-
need.aspx
2. http://www.delhimetrorail.com/projectsupdate/project_cost.a
spx
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi_Metro
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_Express_Coach
5. morth.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/File417.pdf