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a more objective and scientific yardstick against which

congestion can be measured. For example, a traffic flow index measures the speed of vehicles and throughput along

reliable

certain maier traffic corridors. The compilation of this

index is now done annually and should prove to be a more

and useful indication of congestion than just visual observation

by the man-in-the-street.

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But in the final analysis, major policy initiatives

are necessary to achieve more economic use of the road space

and this problem must be faced squarely and tackled with

measures

vigour. Fiscal restraints applied in 1982 and 1984

respectively have achieved significant results, but their

effects are beginning to wear off and fresh initiatives are

now required.

25.

One of the main purposes of the Second Comprehensive

Transport Study is to examine all possible options and to

came up with recommended policies and strategies on

of restraints, or means of ensuring more economic use of road Broad Likely space. The report is expected to come out later in the year

and recommend, among others, policy initiatives to

tackle congestion in the long term. It would be naive to

assume that we can simply build roads and highways and get

ourselves out of traffic congestion. We can never achieve that.

Indeed, the more roads we build, the more suppressed

demand for use of vehicles will be released. A policy on

restraints and on priority in use of road space is hence

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