Discussion of “Effect of Lane Width on Capacity under Mixed Traffic Conditions in India” by Satish Chandra and Upendra Kumar.

Comments on the study "Effect of Lane Width on Capacity Under Mixed Traffic Conditions in India," by Satish Chandra and Upendra Kumar in the March/April 2003 issue of the "Journal of Transportation Engineering." Failure of the authors to acknowledge the fact that the rate of increase of traffic on the roads in India is higher in comparison to the rate of addition of vehicles; Importance of the knowledge of road capacity for planning purposes; Failure to understand as to how such comparisons can be attributed to the nature of mixed traffic and the regulatory system on Indian roads.