[rjstyles69]

santosh made for a nice read.However you have just touched the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the traffic etiquette's in Bangalore . I don't know if you have noticed this, even though there are virtually no tar at some places (banaswadi, in front of Girias) we still have two speed-breakers. I find it really funny that in a road full of pot holes who would even think of doing anything about 30kmph ?

The amazing design of the hanging bridge at KR Puram railway station & the road below needs to be amazed at (am lost for words). For sure some great transport engineers or some big firm must have been paid an obscene amount of money (the tax payers money - our money) to design that bridge & the roads below & what do we get? A wide road which converges below the bridge, now anybody can tell you that this design is a sure shot recipe for disaster (read traffic jam). Can anything be done there to avoid the traffic jam just like the flyover & underpass constructions all over the outer ring road from Hebbal to KR Puram (better late than never) ?

Whoever built this forgot to connect the ring road and the end result is the traffic jam right under the bridge.

[benbsb29]

Originally Posted by rjstyles69

Whoever built this forgot to connect the ring road and the end result is the traffic jam right under the bridge.

And to add to the fun, there is also a railway station right under the bridge!

[wildon]

Originally Posted by rjstyles69

santosh made for a nice read.However you have just touched the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the traffic etiquette's in Bangalore . I don't know if you have noticed this, even though there are virtually no tar at some places (banaswadi, in front of Girias) we still have two speed-breakers. I find it really funny that in a road full of pot holes who would even think of doing anything about 30kmph ?

Whoever built this forgot to connect the ring road and the end result is the traffic jam right under the bridge.

Originally Posted by benbsb29

And to add to the fun, there is also a railway station right under the bridge!

Earlier the traffic was not so pathetic, but it all gone worst when railways fenced their land and made that to a parking space.

Either railways have to shift the present entrance to well before under-bridge or close this permanently and upgrade the old main entrance which is on the other side.

Also another "terrific" design is Benniganahalli railway underpass.

[ravib]

Originally Posted by wildon

Earlier the traffic was not so pathetic, but it all gone worst when railways fenced their land and made that to a parking space.

Either railways have to shift the present entrance to well before under-bridge or close this permanently and upgrade the old main entrance which is on the other side.

Also another "terrific" design is Benniganahalli railway underpass.

Add the Bus stop on the other side of the road which contributes its share to chaos.

I really wonder the talent of pedestrians who cross the road from KR Puram Railway station to other side of the road to reach the bus stop. I can't imagine how someone can design that junction without thinking of pedestrians.

When we cross from bus stop towards railway station, there is almost no visibility of vehicles coming near to that junction due to a curve/U-turn junction.

Benniganahalli railway underpass: I don't know how many lanes they are planning now after widening the road. Though still they haven't opened it for traffic, its going to be chaotic. Also people are going to end up in wrong lanes due to confusion for those who want to take immediate left to climb the bridge towards ORR.

-Ravi

[praful]

Nice thread this!

I just feel that if people stuck to lanes with better discipline and also the speed limits, broke lesser traffic signals and no traffic police manned the signals. I think this should lead to atleast some amount of clearing up of the jam.

Most of the time people are so busy rushing to catch the green at the signal or so peeved that they pushing everyone aside on the road, the effect percolates everywhere and leads to an overall increase in congestion.

[Judemayne]

Originally Posted by ravib

Add the Bus stop on the other side of the road which contributes its share to chaos.

I really wonder the talent of pedestrians who cross the road from KR Puram Railway station to other side of the road to reach the bus stop. I can't imagine how someone can design that junction without thinking of pedestrians.

-Ravi

Its not KR Puram but the whole of Bangalore (India) that pedestians are great game for motorist. Just when they try to cross you will notice the motorist speeding up so that scares them to freeze in their tracts. If you stop the guy/girl behind you is pressing down on the horn as if they are late for their funeral.
I agree with Commisiioner Sood when he says that "We all have advise as how to improve Bangalore traffic" but are the first ones o break them. A small step will be introducing back breaking fines-like Rs 5000 for jumping a light and so on

[shazikon]

Speaking of the Woes whitefield/ITPL surrounding areas face everyday.. Practically there is one lane all the way between KRPuram - ITPL and Volvos rule the route between Marthally -ITPL. Has any one seen the mess at Hoodi railway signal every day morning.. "This is probably the only place in the world where a train stops for traffic which is stuck at the railway crossing!" and there is one hapless traffic policeman stationed there to discipline the drivers and some times even he is beaten up by unruly drivers..
Driving 30kms to/fro work is an adventure every day!

[ravib]

Originally Posted by Judemayne

Its not KR Puram but the whole of Bangalore (India) that pedestians are great game for motorist. Just when they try to cross you will notice the motorist speeding up so that scares them to freeze in their tracts. If you stop the guy/girl behind you is pressing down on the horn as if they are late for their funeral.
I agree with Commisiioner Sood when he says that "We all have advise as how to improve Bangalore traffic" but are the first ones o break them. A small step will be introducing back breaking fines-like Rs 5000 for jumping a light and so on

We should take singapore as role model. They put hefty fines like SGD 1000, 2000, 10000 etc for many simple law violations.

-Ravi

[anujmishra]

Originally Posted by shazikon

Speaking of the Woes whitefield/ITPL surrounding areas face everyday.. Practically there is one lane all the way between KRPuram - ITPL and Volvos rule the route between Marthally -ITPL. Has any one seen the mess at Hoodi railway signal every day morning.. "This is probably the only place in the world where a train stops for traffic which is stuck at the railway crossing!" and there is one hapless traffic policeman stationed there to discipline the drivers and some times even he is beaten up by unruly drivers..
Driving 30kms to/fro work is an adventure every day!

100% agree. All approach roads to ITPL/Whitefield are quite narrow to handle such volume of traffic. Daily morning I drive from Whitefield to KR Puram side and evening vice-versa. I see such a plight of car drivers on that road opposite site everyday. Morning approach road from KR puram to Whitefield choked to the hell and above all one complete lane was dug up by Bangalore Metro people.

Evening starting from Gaducharpalaya to KR Puram railway bridge was choked like anything. Once I required to go to KR Puram railway station around 6 PM and those 5 KM distance I completed in 1 hours 30 minutes. Shame on all engineers and designers who design such roads. At one place it is enough for three lanes and suddenly it was narrow enough to pass only one vehicle.

[tj123]

In my opinion in Bangalore the quality of road surface is nothing less to pathetic, potholes and bone shaking humps are a real curse.
Bad roads slows down the traffic considerably, a person driving on such bad road becomes so frustrated that he just wants to break free and leave every one back, that’s what is causes traffic violation (like signal jumping, over speeding etc)
As a country we don’t have people around with simple civic sense, on our roads we don’t follow whatever lanes /traffic light enforcement we have , I think our education system should teach young Indian about road behavior. Maybe in 10-20 years we will see improve on these aspects.

I encounter traffic Jams on a daily basis simply because the junctions are so badly designed. I pass through a T junction which does not have any signal the corners of the junction are at 90 degrees there is not rounded the corners, making it difficult for buses/cars to turn, resulting in massive traffic pileup, don’t understand why is BBMP / development authority broaden such junction on priority. It’s just common sense not rocket science, by law the development authorizes should have power to widen and improve the junctions to ease the traffic congestion.
I cannot even imagine the quantum of pollutants emitted and associated fuel wastages. Really sad to see the state of affairs in this so called hi-tech city.

[mav2000]

Wow, this thread was started in 2007 and instead of getting better its only getting worse....

[SantoshPV]

I wonder if some messages could be aired on popular radio stations on the benefits of lane discipline, obeying traffic signals etc? Might not help much, but it might atleast be a start.
Just a selfish thought, could trucks be kept off the city roads (& ring roads ) during peak hours say from 8am to 10am & from 5pm to 8pm, might give others some space.

[Iluvcars]

@Santosh - Correct me if I'm wrong; but aren't the ring roads meant for going around the city without having to go through the city? If that's true then trucks, in fact, should be one of the chief beneficiaries.

[CaliAtenza]

I've said it before and I will say it again; Bangalore city needs a system of freeways/expressways inside the city. If Mumbai and Bangkok can do it, there should be no reason why Bangalore can't. North-South and East-West...not much to it. if this system exists, then surface streets won't be jammed as much.

[SantoshPV]

@Iluvcars - You're right there, that why I had this . But then again I guess the purpose of the ring road was to avoid traffic congestion within the city limits but the city has expanded to much beyond the ring roads & have become an integral part of the city, hence this wishful thinking...