Re: Hyderabad to Bangalore : Route Queries Hyderabad to Bangalore
Started from APPA junction but took the service road beside the Outer Ring Road, as invariably there is a traffic block on the exit towards Bangalore on Friday evenings, on account of many working professionals visiting their friends/family. From what I know, the situation is similar at Airport toll in Bangalore as well.
Shadnagar( quite infamous currently) is the place from where the highway opens up, from thereon once can factor a sustained decent speed.
There are absolutely no speed-bumps till Kurnool, also there are lane markers and reflectors on the entire stretch.
Currently though, there are diversions due to overpass construction in 2 stretches.(I am quite sure that no one would be caught unawares on that stretch due to proper signage)
The traffic till Kurnool outskirts is like many other highways in India(as in accelerate, brake and keep doing that N times),
Once past Kurnool, there is some difficulty in finding people( cars) on the highway for quite long distances. Usually after this place, one can relax (and certainly keep my eyes on the road, don’t let languor affect you).
I haven’t used Cruise Control much, but one of my current cars gives the option of increasing or decreasing the set speed in 2kmph increments, also on the usage of the brake pedal, a prompt appears which asks whether the cruise should continue or stop, so I set the speed to a comfortable 100kmph and sample through my music library at leisure.
The menace of speed bumps starts to appear in Andhra Pradesh limits. There also are newly tarred pitch black surfaces without any markings currently and if it rains here, there is a high change of drivers getting disoriented. Thankfully those stretches are bereft of speed-bumps as of now.
Google maps meanwhile has started showing speed-bumps as yellow lines on the route map.I find it extremely helpful for unmarked speed breakers and also the sky-high ones that are in vogue in Karnataka.
Also, it seems due to the KIA motors factory, many new speed-breakers have come up in the vicinity and the presence of highway police has increased manifold; drivers need to put some caution and stick to 80kmph speed limit in this region as the police does fine during the daytime and the ones new to the route are caught unawares on the inviting arrow straight roads.
Fasttag implementation is in full swing and I paid through fasttag at all the places, except at Marur toll plaza where I was let go, as their readers were malfunctioning and I denied giving cash at the toll.
On this route near Aanathapur outskirts is the Dolphin Dhabha, where in the evenings, a large screen is put and a local popular movie is projected.
I have witnessed drive-in theaters in the US Midwest, where people park themselves inside the car and enjoy movies on the large screen.
Not quite comparable, but the ambience in that place is quite similar( a poor cousin maybe more apt). The food is distasteful and the tea is too sweet, so stop at your own risk.
Near BIAL there was heavy rain and still cars were zipping past at 100-120. I was in a heavy car and I had to reduce to 70 to keep traction.
Request fellow drivers to be circumspect when there are puddles of water on the road as aquaplaning is a very real threat.
Reached my parents place at 12 am Saturday, after a start at 4pm Friday and a break for the awesome chutneys of Hotel Suraj Grand in Kurnool.
The fuel economy shown was 16kmpl( Diesel).{ I am happy with any mileage above 15( highway) in both Diesel and Petrol cars}
The diesel/petrol rate is around Rs 4 cheaper in Karnataka as compared to my current state. I make it a point to carry enough fuel till the HP COCO pump near Lepakshi.
So here goes my first post :-)
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