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After the stop it is open as usual. It was certainly a breeze to get by that junction which is usually crowded at that time. I dont remember the last time I smiled when I crossed this junction ![]() | |
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| ![]() This is less about traffic as such and more about the traffic policemen of Bengaluru. Bangalore Mirror reports that traffic cops will henceforth be rewarded for booking cases. Here is an excerpt from the article: Quote:
The full article can be found at http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/A...10032017003014. Last edited by dailydriver : 10th March 2017 at 06:08. | |
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| ![]() The newly opened U-turn provision near the More Mega Store / VIMS hospital on Outer Ring Road is closed now. Saw this opening closed with the help of a huge pile of construction debris yesterday. Not sure whether police brought back the status quo on the Marthahalli bridge signal. (This U-turn was provided when they re-designed the signal setup on the bridge) |
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A. Equipment infractions: 1. Lack of number plates or in incorrect font/language 2. Banned air or musical horns 3. Non-working or missing lights like taillights, headlights 4. Usage of illegal lights like strobes, HIDs (in non-HID casings), 130/100 rating bulbs 4. Tinted windows B. Usage infractions: 1. Overloading of (especially) 2 wheelers 2. Riding without helmets 3. Driving with front seatbelts 4. Using mobile-phone while driving 5. Driving on wrong side 6. Breaking one-way rules Conservatively speaking, BTP will become the world's most wealthy traffic police force in 6 months time. The number of riders/drivers I see consistently on a daily basis is amazing! ![]() Last edited by itwasntme : 10th March 2017 at 12:55. Reason: Bold | |
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This will definitely pressurise police and might lead to more arguments, but that will mostly be with people who do not know the rules, or those who want to stay on the edge. If the signal turns orange, that indicates that we should take the foot of the throttle, not gun it down. It is this category of people who will end up with arguments. | |
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1. BMTC buses - for rash driving, driving on wrong lane, jumping signals, blocking traffic signals etc 2. Cabs / Autos / Tempo Travellers / Private Company buses - name an offence and they are guilty of it. Literally ORR becomes an F1 circuit in the evening with all the Infosys / SAP / TCS company buses and the TT's 3. Trucks / Commercial vehicles, incl Tata Ace and its siblings - most of these are overloaded, dont have working tail / head lights, have sharp rods protruding beyond the length of the vehicle etc By enforcing rules on these 3 categories, i am pretty sure a substantial part of traffic offences in Bangalore can be curbed and the roads will be a better place to drive. The few days of cab strike (and last year's BMTC strike) proved how much of a menace these folks are on the road. And an earlier post which stated how KR Puram traffic was smoother just by enforcing a separate lane for buses vindicates it | |
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| ![]() I am not sure how many noticed this today, but I did see a separate lane being made for bus before KR Puram hanging bridge. At around 10:00 AM we did not encounter any bottle neck before the bridge. Our cab moved so fast that I couldn't notice any other changes apart from this. ![]() Regards, -Badri ![]() ![]() |
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![]() These privileged categories will continue as usual. The cops know the 'bakra' types well, who will not try and negotiate, but will insist on paying directly to the government with their credit cards, expect them to target this class with greater zeal. This will get them the numbers. Of the non-target crowd, they will penalize two-wheelers and out-of-state vehicles to collect their daily pocket money. Expect the privileged category to break rules with greater abandon as now the cops will have to work for the state and for themselves - doubling their workload, without time to look at 'that' category (where neither monetary nor numerical targets can be achieved) | |
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1. When a Bus stop appears, these drivers will stop the bus in mid of the road and allow passengers to enter /exit. This will block both right side and left side of the road. Bikers will some how manage to cross. But, cars and other vehicles will suffer 2. If the driver has courtesy to stop the bus on the left most part of the road in the bus stop, and if there are two /three buses in the stop, the bus in the LAST will leave FIRST by overtaking the buses in the front. This overtaking of a big beast will block the entire road. And Every time the bus which tries overtakes, CANNOT overtake because, the bus cannot CUT due to presence of Mediens in the road. This is NOT Some thing which the driver is NOT aware of. But, our bus drivers are so OPTIMISTIC, that they think they can overtake the bus in the front EASILY and start turning and get STUCK. This is a very very common problem that gets addressed through the above step of having a bus LANE | |
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![]() The only exception of overtaking should be for Volvo v/s the non AC buses and buses which are on company charter. Of course if there is some well maintained volvo with its original acceleration. Yet, the stop and start from bus stops should be FIFO. This one thing will make a huge difference in many narrow roads. | |
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On a different note and Rant, I stay in Doddanakundi junction on ORR where flyover construction is on going. I still can't get over the poor planning of the flyovers and there lack of success in removing bottlenecks. From ORR traffic standpoint in either direction its just going to make the next bottleneck worse which is either KR puram or marathahalli underpass. My only hope is that it makes people living in that junction easier to go in or come out. Quote:
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Today morning the construction debris were removed so the U turn is open again. | |
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| ![]() During rush hour maybe true, but in the morning hours when I have tried to take ORR to work, its a nuisance having buses all over the road, when you can maintain a faster pace. Road ahead will be empty, thanks to a bunch of buses trying to overtake each other and then as the stop arrives, they just halt in a haphazard manner. |
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