Gurugram, Dec. 15 -- Traffic police officials on Saturday advocated the use of road markings and demarcated parking spaces outside housing societies to address persistent parking problems in Gurugram, during the Hindustan Times' Gurugram First dialogue on Saturday. Assistant commissioner of police (traffic and highways) Satyapal Yadav said clear parking lines need to be demarcated on main roads in sector areas. "If the markings are aligned along the roads and residents follow them in full spirit, we can solve the traffic congestion outside the residences to a great extent," Yadav said. He added that the "two-minute" culture often cited as an excuse for wrongful parking should be discouraged. Referring to his previous posting in Hisar, Yadav said the traffic police had implemented a similar initiative by delineating a parking line on Court Road, which resolved severe congestion. "Based on our successful experiment, the illegal parking problem was resolved," he said. He added similar measures had been tried in Gurugram earlier, but rapid urban development and a sharp rise in vehicles resulted in poor compliance. Traffic expert Girish Gupta suggested resident welfare associations should initiate a "name and shame" exercise by sharing photographs of residents who park carelessly. "Habitual offenders must be made aware that a civic sense is crucial in smooth traffic flow in the city, especially outside residential areas and in adjoining markets," Gupta said. Yadav said residents must share responsibility with traffic police to prevent illegal or zigzag parking, particularly during early morning and evening peak hours. "Disputions during the peak hours due to poor parking practises need to be avoided, as many of the arterial roads are connected to the residences, further causing snarls," he said....