D.A.C. Maunder

A Comparison of Cycle Use in Delhi, Jaipur and Hyderabad

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SURVEY METHODOLOGY

Studies were made at six sites on the outer fringes of Delhi, at two sites in the centre of Jaipur and at three sites within the central city area in Hyderabad. In Delhi the sites included some of the major entry points from the outer environs of Delhi, to the city centre. Two locations, ITO bridge and the Jamuna Bridge are major crossing points of the river Jamuna and together with Chirag Delhi are intermediate points between extensive low income resettlement areas and the centre of Delhi. In Jaipur one site, MI Road, is a major thorough-fare into and out of the main market area. The second site, Badi Chowper provides access to the central market area from the direction of Amber. In Hyderabad two bridging points were chosen providing access to the central business district from the south and the third site was located between the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.

A team of 4 survey assistants were required to undertake surveys of cyclists. One assistant is needed to stop cyclists so that they can be interviewed, two assistants to undertake interviewing whilst the fourth carried out a classified count of vehicles using the pro-forma shown in Appendix 1.

Cyclists were stopped and interviewed at random throughout the survey period using the questionnaire shown in Appendix 1 each interview being of 1-2 minutes duration. Cyclists who were stopped rarely refused to be interviewed but many refused to stop. A morning was spent at each survey site, the survey hours being 06.30-10.30 in Delhi and Hyderabad and 07.30-11.30 in Jaipur. This period covers both peak and off peak travel periods.