WHAT WOULD YOU SAY if the government passes a law which commences in January 1st 2010, that limits you/us/we to ONE (1) car per household?

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY if the government passes a law which commences in January 1st 2010, that limits you/us/we to ONE (1) car per household?That will be bad.. I think the govenment need to move quickly and more efficently with the Road Improvement Program that Mr. Ingraham was implementing prior to the elections of 2002, the PLP came and stopped it...

However, I also feel that we must introduced... laws that promote proper inspections of cars.. (also emession gas check) deleting unsuitable cars that are not road worthy... I know for a fact that there is a plan to IMPROVE THE Jitney in the Nassau.. that announcement would be made soon.. Image.. High tech JITNEY serves in Nassau.. it would be the best in the Caribbean.. It will get better soon... The work is been done.. SOon, very sooonn - PUT YOUR TRUST IN HUBERT ON THIS ONE...

To limit cars, you need better mass transit systems. Persons need to catch two buses to arrive to thier work/school/church, while thats not too much of a problem as you can still get to many destinations... Don't forget that buses stop running at 7:00 or so. We also dont have a proper school bus system either.

If you limit cars, you need to have things in place as an alternative to driving your own vehicle, thats why you see many cars in the first place as there is a good need for them and trying to arrange for pooling and stuff is either a hassle or just sometimes not doable. Also remember not everyone works at 9 and comes out 5. Top that with thier talk about more flexi-time(if thats what its called).

Roads are on part of the traffic problem, # of cars are another but you also have the fact that many live a relatively far distance from where they work, or where they school.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY if the government passes a law which commences in January 1st 2010, that limits you/us/we to ONE (1) car per household?
As said above in other responses, the government would have to improve public transportation first and foremost.

I'm biased on this topic though, because between me and my gal we have four cars - a jeep, a sports sedan and two classic Volkswagen beetles.

Both of us have jobs which demand mobility, so one car for this household is not an option in any event.

I don't believe that the problem is a matter of the number of cars on the road, but in fact the way the traffic controls are configured and the inability/reluctance of local drivers to properly navigate them.

I've watched a slow driver on our roads cause a 15+ car line of traffic because they decided that they wanted to go 10 miles an hour on a road where oncoming traffic prevented overtaking.

I've seen local drivers block up entire intersections, creating a 4-way jam because of their inability to wait at the intersection "line" until the way is clear.

I've seen drivers going the same slow speed next to each other on two-lane roads, effectively blocking faster traffic from passing, instead of merging into the left slow lane and driving behind one another.

Combine that with roads which are not wide enough to provide for a proper turning lane and traffic lights that are largely ineffective (ie. traffic flows better when the light isn't working) and you can see the problem.

Another way to relieve traffic is the provision of school buses. Yesterday, I was able to leave for work from out east (driving along the Eastern Road) at 8am and I got to work at 8:20am because St. Annes school is closed for break.

That's my analysis of the matter.

The traffic problem is not as bad as it was let's say, 5 years ago. Except for the Eastern Road, getting out and from work to home, at least from the South, traffic has been bearable.

Nothing will stop cars on the line. The new Highway has worked well. However, the folks inthe East have a problem and that problem, does not extend to the entire Bahamas.

Draconian measures of limiting cars, sounds like communism and totalitarianism. If I wany ten cars in my yard and, I can afford them, let the car dealership sell me cars. I can only drive one of them at a time- duh.

And, if we have people, or persons, who live in the same house and, like Yorick, have separate jobs and responsibilities- in this day and age- limiting a family to one car can be detrimental to productivity.

Take that back to the FNM who asked you to put it up Facts_Only...is this the best they can do?

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY if the government passes a law which commences in January 1st 2010, that limits you/us/we to ONE (1) car per household?

I agree! It is about time we limit the amount of cars on the island! last time I checked the registaration numbers wre on an 1:1 ratio with people. that is unacceptable in a world where we need to be moe conscious of our environment and the legacy we are leaving for our children.

We need to have mandatory emissions testing, real inspections and a moretorium on old scrappy cars (Lawd, I dooming my own trans here).

There is no reason why traffic should be the way tht it is i Nassau! There is no reason why we shouldnt be looking into ways to encourage greener living and lessen our carbon foot print.

I really dont care what g overnment does it, it just needs to be done!

I really dont care what government does it, it just needs to be done!While the environmental impact of cars does factor into this equation, let's not get too excited here.

Not caring what the government does is largely irresponsible. We are their bosses, not the other way around. The power that is in their hands has been given to them temporarily by us, so our thoughts on the matter had better be listened to.

In my opinion, the problem isn't the number of cars but the way the traffic flows (or is unable to rather).

Nassau is a city and we need to organize our roadways and related signals more efficiently to accommodate the increase in the number of cars, which will continue into the future as the population density increases.

The first step is a proper public transportation system and then we can begin to tighten up the reins on the number of cars/and or their condition.

SpamStopper would agree 100%, there are too many cars on this little tiny island, and too many people that dont have a clue how to drive.

The traffic problem is not as bad as it was let's say, 5 years ago.

Traffic in Nassau is now worse than it ever has been.
It is horrible in Nassau now.

In the past couple years alone it has increased 10 fold.