Rants on Bangalore's traffic situation

Spitfire · 16th June 2010, 14:00

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Originally Posted by santhosh_kumard

" Huge Traffic Jam on Hosur Rd caused due to fight b/w traffic cop & cab driver. Tyres burnt! Road Blocked!
Make sure you take other route to reach home safe, if u r travelling by this route.. "

So a cab driver couldnt listen to a cop.

First it was a lowly scum of an Autorickshaw driver breaking the one way rule on MG Road and holding the city for ransom and now this.

Only in Bangalore.

amitoj · 16th June 2010, 14:04

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Originally Posted by santhosh_kumard

Got this in a mail ,
" Huge Traffic Jam on Hosur Rd caused due to fight b/w traffic cop & cab driver. Tyres burnt! Road Blocked!
Make sure you take other route to reach home safe, if u r travelling by this route.. "

So this might be the reason

I got caught for speeding on ORR today (for doing 71 in a 60)
Maybe i should have gathered all the IT people in that area and burnt a computer to avoid the fine.

Jeep · 16th June 2010, 14:07

I was stuck at Singasandra from 9 am to 10 am this morning. Was commuting to E-city. Saw some ash from which smoke was emitting exactly at Hosa Rd junction - couldn't make out anything since the ash pretty much was flat - may be a burnt effigy

sabynag · 16th June 2010, 14:31

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Originally Posted by Spitfire

So a cab driver couldnt listen to a cop.

First it was a lowly scum of an Autorickshaw driver breaking the one way rule on MG Road and holding the city for ransom and now this.

Only in Bangalore.

If it happened in Kolkata, there would have been a BANDH tomorrow to protest against Police atrocities !

In India, law can be enforced if and only if doing so doesn't disturb law-and-order situation. Did the cop know that ?

Spitfire · 16th June 2010, 14:45

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Originally Posted by sabynag

If it happened in Kolkata, there would have been a BANDH tomorrow to protest against Police atrocities !

If it could have happened in SANDAKILO, there could have been ethnic cleansing.

So?

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In India, law can be enforced if and only if doing so doesn't disturb law-and-order situation. Did the cop know that ?

Yes most cops and politicians know that - recent case of one Mr Anderson and a city called Bhopal.

And no thats not what it is.

Enforcing a traffic fine will create a law and order situation?? We are living in an anarchy?

Like you corroborated, only in Bangalore.

sabynag · 16th June 2010, 15:06

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Originally Posted by Spitfire

Enforcing a traffic fine will create a law and order situation?? We are living in an anarchy?

Like you corroborated, only in Bangalore.

No, it is not only in Bangalore. It is all across India. Law is equal for everyone in India but its enforcement is not. Enforcement depends on target's ability to create a chaos - the chaos can be political, economical or law&order.

If traffic fine could be enforced, our country could have done away with Income Taxes. The reason Income Tax is enforced and traffic fine is not is the fact that most IT payers don't create law&order problems when asked to pay up while on the other hand most "regular" traffic violators often create law&order problems when caught.

praful · 16th June 2010, 15:08

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Originally Posted by amitoj

I got caught for speeding on ORR today (for doing 71 in a 60)
Maybe i should have gathered all the IT people in that area and burnt a computer to avoid the fine.

Was this at the straight stretch of road before the Nagwara road junction?

An interceptor is always standing there, and its very very easy to exceed speed limit there no matter how light you are on the pedal.

Looks like today was "Jam" day. Jams on two lifelines i.e. ORR and Hosur road and mostly a mess created by the cops. And I think the cops should have been able to control the mess on Hosur road.

amitoj · 16th June 2010, 16:27

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Originally Posted by praful

Was this at the straight stretch of road before the Nagwara road junction?

An interceptor is always standing there, and its very very easy to exceed speed limit there no matter how light you are on the pedal.

Exactly.
I had gone to KFC for lunch. One expensive meal it turned out to be in the end.

HappyWheels · 16th June 2010, 17:07

On a two way road, noticed a town bus on the other side, with indicator, waiting to make a turn. There was a traffic building up behind that guy and also noticed that behind me there was a huge line of vehicles, meaning that he will be stuck there for quite some time.

Slowed down and waved hand to the drive to make the turn. Bugger instead asks me to keep going. There we are, both of us asking each other to go. 2 second thought and I go ahead. When I looked at him as I was crossing he was scolding me!!! What the!!!

The last I saw in the RVM, he was trying to force his way across.

Guess some people never want to lose the fun of being a fruit cake!

benbsb29 · 16th June 2010, 22:07

HW, many a time i stop to allow a person to take a U-turn. Since this is against the norm around here, a lot of motorists respond in shock! Some recover and then proceed with the turn, while some wave a thank-you. The latter surely make your day.

ancientmariner · 16th June 2010, 22:21

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Originally Posted by benbsb29

HW, many a time i stop to allow a person to take a U-turn. Since this is against the norm around here, a lot of motorists respond in shock! Some recover and then proceed with the turn, while some wave a thank-you. The latter surely make your day.

Ha. Even I do that at times and instead I get numerous honks from behind. The cab drivers and BMTC drivers should be paraded on the streets for the way they drive with absolutely no regards to the traffic rules.

HappyWheels · 16th June 2010, 22:46

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Originally Posted by benbsb29

... while some wave a thank-you. The latter surely make your day.

Spot on, Ben!

When you do something to help someone out, on the road, and they acknowledge, it definitely is a very good motivator!

prince_pervez · 16th June 2010, 22:49

You bet, here too if you give others the way, they will acknowledge with a wave and smile. Certainly makes your day.

sammyboy · 16th June 2010, 22:51

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Originally Posted by benbsb29

HW, many a time i stop to allow a person to take a U-turn. Since this is against the norm around here, a lot of motorists respond in shock! Some recover and then proceed with the turn, while some wave a thank-you. The latter surely make your day.

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Originally Posted by HappyWheels

Spot on, Ben!

When you do something to help someone out, on the road, and they acknowledge, it definitely is a very good motivator!

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Originally Posted by prince_pervez

You bet, here too if you give the others way, they will acknowledge with a wave and smile. Certainly makes your day.

Reminded me of an old thread I had started on the same thing a while back
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/street...wave-guys.html
The best part is that even after so long I still do the same thing and I still get all sorts of expressions.

amitoj · 17th June 2010, 10:33

No, this is not a shot taken using a wide angle lens. The bus is at that angle to the road because the driver is trying to go down the wrong side, irrespective of the fact that there is traffic coming from the opposite direction.
The white line you see on the road is the one that divides the road into two.
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16th June 2010, 14:07	#1518
Jeep BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 436 Thanked: 67 Times	I was stuck at Singasandra from 9 am to 10 am this morning. Was commuting to E-city. Saw some ash from which smoke was emitting exactly at Hosa Rd junction - couldn't make out anything since the ash pretty much was flat - may be a burnt effigy
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16th June 2010, 17:07	#1524
HappyWheels Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 4,002 Thanked: 364 Times	On a two way road, noticed a town bus on the other side, with indicator, waiting to make a turn. There was a traffic building up behind that guy and also noticed that behind me there was a huge line of vehicles, meaning that he will be stuck there for quite some time. Slowed down and waved hand to the drive to make the turn. Bugger instead asks me to keep going. There we are, both of us asking each other to go. 2 second thought and I go ahead. When I looked at him as I was crossing he was scolding me!!! What the!!! The last I saw in the RVM, he was trying to force his way across. Guess some people never want to lose the fun of being a fruit cake!
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benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,704 Thanked: 10,893 Times View My Garage	HW, many a time i stop to allow a person to take a U-turn. Since this is against the norm around here, a lot of motorists respond in shock! Some recover and then proceed with the turn, while some wave a thank-you. The latter surely make your day.
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prince_pervez Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Redwood shores, CA, USA Posts: 4,210 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	You bet, here too if you give others the way, they will acknowledge with a wave and smile. Certainly makes your day. Last edited by prince_pervez : 16th June 2010 at 22:53.
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amitoj Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Windham, NH USA Posts: 3,220 Thanked: 2,264 Times View My Garage	No, this is not a shot taken using a wide angle lens. The bus is at that angle to the road because the driver is trying to go down the wrong side, irrespective of the fact that there is traffic coming from the opposite direction. The white line you see on the road is the one that divides the road into two.
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