Which is your worst traffic spot?

stable rock · 4th April 2008, 16:58

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Originally Posted by suvi

Bangalore: I am unable to decide the winner between KR Puram or Agara/Silk Board

The true winner in Bangalore should be Bommanahalli-Begur cross in hosur road. definitely nightmare for the driver.

DirtyHarry · 4th April 2008, 17:00

BTM Main road leading to Silk board junction. Between 9am and 9pm, the 3 kms stretch takes a minimum of 30 mins and can stretch up to 2 hours on a rainy day.

Chevy_lover · 4th April 2008, 17:37

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Originally Posted by sanjayatarizona

Any road leading to a government run liquor shop during peak hours(reads after 6 p.m) in Kerala is a traffic nightmare

Well said Sanjay, I too have experienced this.

There is a theatre complex in Trivandrum, known as SL theatres. There is also a government liquour shop exactly opposite to it. There was a main road, which was also a city bus route, running in between these two buildings. All buses HAD to go through it. There was a traffic jam almost everyday because of those "loyal customers" who watch movies and then go for drinks. They used to just block the road to get into buses to return to their homes. The result was a minimum of 20 minutes delay. My worst experience was a delay of 50 minutes on the eve of a dry day!!!

Some years back, the government built an alternate route, bypassing this area!!! cheers:

diabloo · 16th June 2008, 21:35

The reason is 12,000 vehicles choke Silk Board Junction every hour

Traffic volume at Silk Board junction, that connects Hosur Road, Madiwala, BTM Layout and HSR Layout, is now 12,000 vehicles per hour, up from 6,000 in 1998.

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Originally Posted by DirtyHarry

BTM Main road leading to Silk board junction. Between 9am and 9pm, the 3 kms stretch takes a minimum of 30 mins and can stretch up to 2 hours on a rainy day.

vnabhi · 17th June 2008, 12:55

Only 12,000 vehicles per hour? That's not much compared to the Begumpet main road (S.P. Road) in Hyderabad. The figure in 2003 was 10,000 vehicles per hour. It was at least twice that till the airport shifted recently to Shamsabad.

newtonthinks · 15th February 2010, 11:30

In Calcutta, now Kolkata the streets are not too wide compared to the traffic volumes, so the entire city is a difficult drive. A few of them are particularly difficult:
1. The chingrighata crossing of the E. M. Bypass, if you are travelling from the Electronics city in the evening, and trying to go south, the whole stretch from the Nicco Park to the Chingrighata crossing would take around an hour for this a KM and half stretch. Horrible! And its getting worse!

2. VIP road towards the Airport in the evening. Even the Rail minister had to leave her car and take an auto to cross this stretch a few days back. The name VIP Road seems to be a misnomer now.
3. Ruby crossing during the peak hours.
4. Howrah bridge during the peak hours. There is every possibility that you would get kisses from the public transport buses.

sumeethaldankar · 17th February 2010, 13:22

The priydarshani signal around kural on the eastern express highway enroute towards sion. This signal takes a whole 8-10 mins to go green once gone red.

shankar.balan · 17th February 2010, 13:44

agara/silk board is bad.
National Games Village/ Vivek nagar is bad during peak hours.
From Agara through Iblur to Bellandur/ Sarjapura Road is also miserable.
the once beautiful, wide inner ring road is now a nightmare during peak traffic hours owing to indisciplined cab, two wheeler and auto drivers - especially around the U turn space after EGL, the Eejipura/Srinivagilu signal and again at the very next signal next to oasis centre.

Beautiful Bangalore has morphed into a commuter's nightmare with no sign of light at the end of the tunnel.

Latheesh · 17th February 2010, 13:59

All traffic signals in Bangalore.

eg. try following lane discipline and approach a signal, you will see you are the odd man out as the two lanes of vehicles in front of you automatically turn in to 4 or 5 lanes and leave you confused what to do.

bblost · 17th February 2010, 13:59

The turn into Rd #12 from Rd #1 Banjara Hills from the Masab Tank side.

A temple, bus stands before and after the turn, share auto's and utterly incompetent cops.

prince_pervez · 17th February 2010, 14:06

Holkar bridge in Pune during rush hours. Complete standstill from 8:45AM till around 10AM. Same chaos reigns in the evenings from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. Gov has the expansion on the cards but, my kids will enjoy that.

Bengaluru - > kya main bolu ?
Dairy circle till the first bus stop (opp christ college) in the mornings is choked till death. Also during lunch time and every now and then. The bus stop on the road and merciless private bus drivers who give rats *** to general public by stopping in the middle of the road are the main culprits.
I wish the bus stopped somewhere near Nandini Dairy gate and no private buses allowed to stop there.

EDIT: Quick question. How much time would it take for me to travel on a bike and in a car from Jayanagar to Columbia Asia (Malleshwaram/Yeswantpur) every week day ?

ampere · 17th February 2010, 14:14

There is only one way to come out of this unscathed. Beat the traffic with time. Find out time slices where you will find least and go according.

I know its difficult for many folks. But its effective. I used to follow a 6AM to
4PM kind of schedule and used to find crystal clear roads.

I guess thats the only way out.

Bellandur junction on ORR and KR Puram are horrible. From KR Puram if one has to go towards Hebbal by ORR, each signal is a 3 minute one and in peak hours you will go bonkers crossing each one of them. The worst is the one near the Manyata Tech Park.

PLUS add on to it the truck traffic choking the road.

shankar.balan · 17th February 2010, 14:19

correct
when one follows lane discipline one tends to be the odd man out in the end. and despite following lane discipline, one is invariably the last man to reach a signal and the last man to cross that particular signal!

atleast this holds true of the morning and evening commute in bangalore - the city best known these days for its chaotic, indisciplined traffic.

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Originally Posted by Latheesh

All traffic signals in Bangalore.

eg. try following lane discipline and approach a signal, you will see you are the odd man out as the two lanes of vehicles in front of you automatically turn in to 4 or 5 lanes and leave you confused what to do.

SamtheLeo · 17th February 2010, 14:30

^^ I agree as I also used to do morning 6 to evening 3 for couple of years but no more possible now.

My worst place for traffic is "Lane in fron of Cyber green, microsoft, infinifty tower & Ericsson buliding in Gurgaon. Go any time in the day u r off 30 mins - 2 hours of your day

ampere · 17th February 2010, 21:29

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Originally Posted by SamtheLeo

^^ I agree as I also used to do morning 6 to evening 3 for couple of years but no more possible now.

My worst place for traffic is "Lane in fron of Cyber green, microsoft, infinifty tower & Ericsson buliding in Gurgaon. Go any time in the day u r off 30 mins - 2 hours of your day

Some how I am able to manage 8 to 5. Basically that means I am on the road by 7:30AM. Which is also kind of OK. Folks are kind of lazy during winter ! Some how I am cashing on that

4th April 2008, 17:00	#92
DirtyHarry BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 59 Thanked: 8 Times	BTM Main road leading to Silk board junction. Between 9am and 9pm, the 3 kms stretch takes a minimum of 30 mins and can stretch up to 2 hours on a rainy day.
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17th June 2008, 12:55	#95
vnabhi Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: DC -> DC Posts: 5,958 Thanked: 2,393 Times View My Garage	Only 12,000 vehicles per hour? That's not much compared to the Begumpet main road (S.P. Road) in Hyderabad. The figure in 2003 was 10,000 vehicles per hour. It was at least twice that till the airport shifted recently to Shamsabad.
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15th February 2010, 11:30	#96
newtonthinks Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Kolkata Posts: 2 Thanked: 0 Times	In Calcutta, now Kolkata the streets are not too wide compared to the traffic volumes, so the entire city is a difficult drive. A few of them are particularly difficult: 1. The chingrighata crossing of the E. M. Bypass, if you are travelling from the Electronics city in the evening, and trying to go south, the whole stretch from the Nicco Park to the Chingrighata crossing would take around an hour for this a KM and half stretch. Horrible! And its getting worse! 2. VIP road towards the Airport in the evening. Even the Rail minister had to leave her car and take an auto to cross this stretch a few days back. The name VIP Road seems to be a misnomer now. 3. Ruby crossing during the peak hours. 4. Howrah bridge during the peak hours. There is every possibility that you would get kisses from the public transport buses.
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17th February 2010, 13:22	#97
sumeethaldankar Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 3,937 Thanked: 3,318 Times View My Garage	The priydarshani signal around kural on the eastern express highway enroute towards sion. This signal takes a whole 8-10 mins to go green once gone red.
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17th February 2010, 13:44	#98
shankar.balan BANNED Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 11,368 Thanked: 23,150 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/2 (8)	agara/silk board is bad. National Games Village/ Vivek nagar is bad during peak hours. From Agara through Iblur to Bellandur/ Sarjapura Road is also miserable. the once beautiful, wide inner ring road is now a nightmare during peak traffic hours owing to indisciplined cab, two wheeler and auto drivers - especially around the U turn space after EGL, the Eejipura/Srinivagilu signal and again at the very next signal next to oasis centre. Beautiful Bangalore has morphed into a commuter's nightmare with no sign of light at the end of the tunnel.
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17th February 2010, 13:59	#99
Latheesh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: CNN/BLR Posts: 4,243 Thanked: 10,090 Times	All traffic signals in Bangalore. eg. try following lane discipline and approach a signal, you will see you are the odd man out as the two lanes of vehicles in front of you automatically turn in to 4 or 5 lanes and leave you confused what to do.
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17th February 2010, 13:59	#100
bblost Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 11,008 Thanked: 15,355 Times View My Garage	The turn into Rd #12 from Rd #1 Banjara Hills from the Masab Tank side. A temple, bus stands before and after the turn, share auto's and utterly incompetent cops.
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17th February 2010, 14:06	#101
prince_pervez Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Redwood shores, CA, USA Posts: 4,210 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	Holkar bridge in Pune during rush hours. Complete standstill from 8:45AM till around 10AM. Same chaos reigns in the evenings from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. Gov has the expansion on the cards but, my kids will enjoy that. Bengaluru - > kya main bolu ? Dairy circle till the first bus stop (opp christ college) in the mornings is choked till death. Also during lunch time and every now and then. The bus stop on the road and merciless private bus drivers who give rats *** to general public by stopping in the middle of the road are the main culprits. I wish the bus stopped somewhere near Nandini Dairy gate and no private buses allowed to stop there. EDIT: Quick question. How much time would it take for me to travel on a bike and in a car from Jayanagar to Columbia Asia (Malleshwaram/Yeswantpur) every week day ? Last edited by prince_pervez : 17th February 2010 at 14:15.
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17th February 2010, 14:14	#102
ampere Team-BHP Support Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,951 Thanked: 12,939 Times View My Garage	There is only one way to come out of this unscathed. Beat the traffic with time. Find out time slices where you will find least and go according. I know its difficult for many folks. But its effective. I used to follow a 6AM to 4PM kind of schedule and used to find crystal clear roads. I guess thats the only way out. Bellandur junction on ORR and KR Puram are horrible. From KR Puram if one has to go towards Hebbal by ORR, each signal is a 3 minute one and in peak hours you will go bonkers crossing each one of them. The worst is the one near the Manyata Tech Park. PLUS add on to it the truck traffic choking the road.
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17th February 2010, 14:30	#104
SamtheLeo BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 451 Thanked: 26 Times	^^ I agree as I also used to do morning 6 to evening 3 for couple of years but no more possible now. My worst place for traffic is "Lane in fron of Cyber green, microsoft, infinifty tower & Ericsson buliding in Gurgaon. Go any time in the day u r off 30 mins - 2 hours of your day
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