Delhi BHPians: How has the odd-even scheme affected you?

GTO · 9th November 2019, 08:08

Just read this article & was wondering how our Delhi BHPians are coping with the odd-even scheme?

Do you have a second car at home? Has your commute time increased? Are you car-pooling or using public transport more? Are employers offering the work-from-home option on more days?

Note: This thread isn't to discuss the merits or demerits of the scheme. Just for Delhi BHPians to share how it has affected their life. Thanks!

BANDHAV · 9th November 2019, 09:23

I have two cars, both with nos ending on an odd no (2469 and 3469). I live in Ghaziabad and my workplace is in Noida. The best route is via entering Delhi. Now during even days I take an alternative route which is slightly longer but skip entering Delhi.

The scheme should have been implemented in Delhi-NCR and not only in Delhi to have some actual effect. Even on odd days when I am travelling through Delhi I am not able to see any substantial change in quantum of traffic.

The two wheelers should have also been included in the purview of this to have some real world effect.

If the Delhi Govt was as serious about this as they are about advertising it. There are hoardings, transit media, bus shelter advertisment everywhere about this odd even scheme.

gutsy · 9th November 2019, 09:53

I am simply hiring a car.. no odd-even for commercial vehicle, even if it is a diesel vehicle. So, in short.. no effect

Interestingly, odd-even is applicable for CNG powered private vehicle as well.

Private vehicles to an extent are far better maintained then commercial vehicles.

Failed to understand the logic of odd-even this time.

libranof1987 · 9th November 2019, 10:16

Both our cars have an odd-ending reg. no. so that limits our entry in Delhi. However, since bulk of the traveling is in Gurgaon, it hasn't affected yet.

One saving grace:

Quote:

Cab aggregators Ola and Uber have said that they will not resort to surge pricing during the 12-day odd-even road rationing scheme starting from November 4.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com...w/71862650.cms

The other thing: women-drivers are exempt from this ruling. However, it applies only when all the occupants in the car are women.

mukeshgoel · 9th November 2019, 10:53

Fortunately, I have one even and one odd number car and only one car goes to Delhi. So, it hasn't affected me personally. In fact, there is slightly less traffic on the roads.

But I know couple of friends who are suffering a bit.

harry10 · 9th November 2019, 11:37

Haven't affected me at all. Have both odd and even number cars so that's sorted. Was expecting less congestion but the effect on road traffic is at most 10%. For instance it takes me 1 hour 30 mins to reach workplace from home, a 35 km distance. Now it's taking 15 mins less.

Eddy · 9th November 2019, 16:21

My daughter had a sports day function in school today. I was not in town for the past week and completely forgot about this rule. Took out my even car and have come to school without being caught. Now wondering what to do on the way back.

Either I'll take a rick home and come back for the car after 8PM. Or I'll ask wife to drive. Daughter will sit in the front seat and will have the school uniform on. I'll maybe hide in the rear footwell or in the boot.

Eddy · 9th November 2019, 18:16

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Originally Posted by Eddy

My daughter had a sports day function in school today. I was not in town for the past week and completely forgot about this rule. Took out my even car and have come to school without being caught. Now wondering what to do on the way back.

Either I'll take a rick home and come back for the car after 8PM. Or I'll ask wife to drive. Daughter will sit in the front seat and will have the school uniform on. I'll maybe hide in the rear footwell or in the boot.

Well, we managed a 3 km drive back home with me in the rear footwell

V.Narayan · 9th November 2019, 20:23

It has been a source of significant inconvenience to a lot of middle class citizens. The metro trains are more packed, the already inadequate bus system is more jammed and I seriously doubt it makes any difference to the air quality when the smallest and least polluting component of the pie is trimmed down. For us personally it was not a big issue as one of the cars is even and others are odd.

The_Warrior · 9th November 2019, 21:49

We had two odd and one even number cars. I sold one odd number car in the last week of october, so now we have one odd and one even... Dad keeps alternating the car with my wife and i am enjoying on mu bultt after a long time...

interest · 9th November 2019, 23:37

Both my cars end with odd number. I decided to take my annual leave during these two weeks as it would have been a big hassle commuting by the metro. I tried commuting by the metro or uber/ola car pool for a couple of months late last year and earlier this year but I bought a new car simply because it was too difficult to find cabs that would go to gurgaon from delhi in the evenings (would often take 4-5 attempts). Using the metro is extremely inconvinient too due to last mile connectivity issues given my office location near saket district center ( I dont like to use autorickshaws as I find them terribly unsafe). Needles s to say, I would have been better off without the leaves at this time of the year as against the year end. Precious time has been wasted due to this forced leave and lots of office work stalled unnecessarily.

SID2997 · 10th November 2019, 02:27

It has impacted our lives significantly. There are three vehicle users i.e. Mum, Dad and Me. We have two even numbered and one odd numbered vehicle. On “ODD” days, who gets to use the Fortuner becomes a topic of hot debate. Both Mom and Dad being Doctors one of them is always forced to bear the brunt of delayed schedules as they travel from one workplace to the other for surgeries, often wasting way precious energy required to focus during complex procedures.

myavu · 10th November 2019, 02:27

Mine is an odd numbered car and I reach my office by 8 am and leave by 8 pm. This was the same arrangement followed back in 2016. This time it's for handful of days and days affecting me are 4th, 6th, 8th and 14th respectively.

Cheers!

CARDEEP · 10th November 2019, 20:23

We have 2 cars one with odd number & other with even number. This time I didn't had to travel to Delhi or cross it, but last time I was working in Delhi & would take other car on alternate days.

Actually had taken number based on the number of other car.

rovingeye · 10th November 2019, 20:37

Surprisingly, this time around, the impact of odd-even on commute time is very minimal. I have a feeling people have figured out innovative (and even illegal) ways to circumvent the supreme inconvenience that odd-even is.

9th November 2019, 08:08	#1
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,573 Thanked: 301,015 Times View My Garage	Delhi BHPians: How has the odd-even scheme affected you? Just read this article & was wondering how our Delhi BHPians are coping with the odd-even scheme? Do you have a second car at home? Has your commute time increased? Are you car-pooling or using public transport more? Are employers offering the work-from-home option on more days? Note: This thread isn't to discuss the merits or demerits of the scheme. Just for Delhi BHPians to share how it has affected their life. Thanks!
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9th November 2019, 09:23	#2
BANDHAV Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ghaziabad Posts: 1,401 Thanked: 2,859 Times View My Garage	Re: Delhi BHPians: How has the odd-even scheme affected you? I have two cars, both with nos ending on an odd no (2469 and 3469). I live in Ghaziabad and my workplace is in Noida. The best route is via entering Delhi. Now during even days I take an alternative route which is slightly longer but skip entering Delhi. The scheme should have been implemented in Delhi-NCR and not only in Delhi to have some actual effect. Even on odd days when I am travelling through Delhi I am not able to see any substantial change in quantum of traffic. The two wheelers should have also been included in the purview of this to have some real world effect. If the Delhi Govt was as serious about this as they are about advertising it. There are hoardings, transit media, bus shelter advertisment everywhere about this odd even scheme.
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9th November 2019, 09:53	#3
gutsy BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Internet Posts: 135 Thanked: 238 Times	Re: Delhi BHPians: How has the odd-even scheme affected you? I am simply hiring a car.. no odd-even for commercial vehicle, even if it is a diesel vehicle. So, in short.. no effect Interestingly, odd-even is applicable for CNG powered private vehicle as well. Private vehicles to an extent are far better maintained then commercial vehicles. Failed to understand the logic of odd-even this time. Last edited by gutsy : 9th November 2019 at 09:54.
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9th November 2019, 10:53	#5
mukeshgoel Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 1,234 Thanked: 2,142 Times View My Garage	Re: Delhi BHPians: How has the odd-even scheme affected you? Fortunately, I have one even and one odd number car and only one car goes to Delhi. So, it hasn't affected me personally. In fact, there is slightly less traffic on the roads. But I know couple of friends who are suffering a bit.
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9th November 2019, 11:37	#6
harry10 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Faridabad/Delhi Posts: 2,713 Thanked: 3,643 Times View My Garage	Re: Delhi BHPians: How has the odd-even scheme affected you? Haven't affected me at all. Have both odd and even number cars so that's sorted. Was expecting less congestion but the effect on road traffic is at most 10%. For instance it takes me 1 hour 30 mins to reach workplace from home, a 35 km distance. Now it's taking 15 mins less.
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9th November 2019, 16:21	#7
Eddy Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 9,391 Thanked: 13,327 Times	Re: Delhi BHPians: How has the odd-even scheme affected you? My daughter had a sports day function in school today. I was not in town for the past week and completely forgot about this rule. Took out my even car and have come to school without being caught. Now wondering what to do on the way back. Either I'll take a rick home and come back for the car after 8PM. Or I'll ask wife to drive. Daughter will sit in the front seat and will have the school uniform on. I'll maybe hide in the rear footwell or in the boot.
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9th November 2019, 20:23	#9
V.Narayan Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Delhi-NCR Posts: 4,072 Thanked: 64,354 Times	Re: Delhi BHPians: How has the odd-even scheme affected you? It has been a source of significant inconvenience to a lot of middle class citizens. The metro trains are more packed, the already inadequate bus system is more jammed and I seriously doubt it makes any difference to the air quality when the smallest and least polluting component of the pie is trimmed down. For us personally it was not a big issue as one of the cars is even and others are odd.
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9th November 2019, 21:49	#10
The_Warrior BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Travelling Most of the time!!! Posts: 130 Thanked: 23 Times	Re: Delhi BHPians: How has the odd-even scheme affected you? We had two odd and one even number cars. I sold one odd number car in the last week of october, so now we have one odd and one even... Dad keeps alternating the car with my wife and i am enjoying on mu bultt after a long time...
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9th November 2019, 23:37	#11
interest BHPian Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Delhi Posts: 117 Thanked: 242 Times	Re: Delhi BHPians: How has the odd-even scheme affected you? Both my cars end with odd number. I decided to take my annual leave during these two weeks as it would have been a big hassle commuting by the metro. I tried commuting by the metro or uber/ola car pool for a couple of months late last year and earlier this year but I bought a new car simply because it was too difficult to find cabs that would go to gurgaon from delhi in the evenings (would often take 4-5 attempts). Using the metro is extremely inconvinient too due to last mile connectivity issues given my office location near saket district center ( I dont like to use autorickshaws as I find them terribly unsafe). Needles s to say, I would have been better off without the leaves at this time of the year as against the year end. Precious time has been wasted due to this forced leave and lots of office work stalled unnecessarily.
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10th November 2019, 02:27	#12
SID2997 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: NEW DELHI Posts: 67 Thanked: 54 Times	Re: Delhi BHPians: How has the odd-even scheme affected you? It has impacted our lives significantly. There are three vehicle users i.e. Mum, Dad and Me. We have two even numbered and one odd numbered vehicle. On “ODD” days, who gets to use the Fortuner becomes a topic of hot debate. Both Mom and Dad being Doctors one of them is always forced to bear the brunt of delayed schedules as they travel from one workplace to the other for surgeries, often wasting way precious energy required to focus during complex procedures.
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10th November 2019, 02:27	#13
myavu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Delhi - Kochi Posts: 1,504 Thanked: 1,735 Times	Re: Delhi BHPians: How has the odd-even scheme affected you? Mine is an odd numbered car and I reach my office by 8 am and leave by 8 pm. This was the same arrangement followed back in 2016. This time it's for handful of days and days affecting me are 4th, 6th, 8th and 14th respectively. Cheers!
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10th November 2019, 20:23	#14
CARDEEP Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NCR Posts: 3,249 Thanked: 2,522 Times	Re: Delhi BHPians: How has the odd-even scheme affected you? We have 2 cars one with odd number & other with even number. This time I didn't had to travel to Delhi or cross it, but last time I was working in Delhi & would take other car on alternate days. Actually had taken number based on the number of other car.
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10th November 2019, 20:37	#15
rovingeye BHPian Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: New Delhi Posts: 349 Thanked: 927 Times	Re: Delhi BHPians: How has the odd-even scheme affected you? Surprisingly, this time around, the impact of odd-even on commute time is very minimal. I have a feeling people have figured out innovative (and even illegal) ways to circumvent the supreme inconvenience that odd-even is.
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