Social Effects of Transportation

          Progress follows the lines of transportation.Population have always settled along the river shores,road sides and near railway stations.In the present concept of transportation network, this kind of ribbon development is greatly discouraged.Attempts are being made to decentralize the population centres away from the sides main transportation routes Thus town planning patterns are rapidly changing.To avoid congestion around populated areas sub urban living and industrial enterprise are developing.These suburbs and satellite towns,acting as counter manager should be linked up with rapid transmit systems.The Various social effects of transportation may be elaborated as follows:

(a) Sectionalism and Transportation: 

            Improved transportation has important implication in reducing sectionalism within the country and also outside the country.Under developed colonies and tribes are improving their living conditions since the distances have apparently been reduced with reduction in travel time.

More frequent  travels in other part of the country and outside the country tend to increase the knowledge  of the people from other sections of he society .The international understanding for better peace and order also improves with efficient network of transportation.

(b) Concentration of Population into Urban Areas:

        The improved transportation network brings prosperity to the urban population .The prosperity and employment opportunities of urban areas attract the population from other areas resulting in enhanced economic activities.Adequate mass transportation facilities are needed to cater the internal movements in urban areas such as daily movements to and from factories,offices,schools,hospitals and other social needs. Efficient rapid transit facilities are necessary for sub-urban and inter city long distances travel for business needs,social visits and tourist activities.This also encourage the people to live in places away from their centres,thus helping to decrease the growth of slums in urban areas.In genera; the transportation facilities are essential for the well being of the community.

(c) Aspects of Safety,law and order:

        Transport facilities are essential for rushing aids to areas affected by an emergency.To maintain law and order at home,it is required to have an efficient system of transport network.To defined defend the territory of the country against the external aggression and to guard the borders with foreign territories,transport facilities are needed connecting the farthest border area from head quarters or capitals.At times,this alone may be sufficient reason to develop a transport network
which may not involve any economic and social benefit directly.

All Advantages of transportation may be summarized:

(i)   Transportation is for advancement of the community.

(ii)  Transportation is essential for economic prosperity and general development of the country,and

(iii) Transportation is essential for strategic movement in emergency for defence of the country and to         maintain better law and order.