Rants on Bangalore's traffic situation

paragsachania · 28th February 2018, 11:28

Talking about educated parents and affluent schools and bad driving/riding, here is a normal day activity in front of one such school near Jakkur Aerodrome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd2iwiy8Fcg

All these parents are doing the right thing and setting the right example for their kids by not only parking neatly blocking lanes at will but also following the law of the land (Pan India) where turning on Hazards gives them right of way on a one way stretch, a right to say what they are doing is right, and a right way of fooling the law.

At the beginning of the video notice how few vehicles take a U Turn to get onto the KIAL elevated road.

That Private bus driver who takes a U-Turn, well, he for sure is less educated but still doing what these parents are doing anyway!

AltoLXI · 28th February 2018, 17:16

Educated drivers cause most road accidents, school dropouts safest.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...w/63087849.cms

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/so-le...ts-chakrabarty

Thebat · 28th February 2018, 17:42

Glad to report that the traffic on Bellary Road has decreased greatly in the last couple of weeks, the bottlenecks are being monitored and handled well by BTP. My commute to and from my office in MG Road to my home in Yelahanka has been surprisingly pleasurable from the past week.

akhil_007 · 1st March 2018, 17:06

Wanted to check. How's the condition of wind tunnel road connecting to prestige tech park via kariyammana agrahara? I have to go to prestige tech park for a week. Silk Board route got on my nerves today. Looking at alternatives.

akhil_007 · 2nd March 2018, 08:50

Update on wind tunnel road: Minor Irrigation department is doing Major work near Kempapura/someshwara temple and hence road is blocked. Spoke to site incharge. He said it might take another 2 months for their work to complete. The work going on is related to bellandur lake mess.

binand · 2nd March 2018, 09:00

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Originally Posted by akhil_007

The work going on is related to bellandur lake mess.

The news we (residents of the area) have is that it is part of the Bangalore-Kolar pipeline project.

http://www.newindianexpress.com/citi...t-1567840.html

akhil_007 · 2nd March 2018, 09:42

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Originally Posted by binand

The news we (residents of the area) have is that it is part of the Bangalore-Kolar pipeline project.

Thanks for the update. Does that mean sewage won't be let into bellandur lake once this is completed? OR is this totally unrelated to bellandur lake issue

binand · 2nd March 2018, 12:20

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Originally Posted by akhil_007

Does that mean sewage won't be let into bellandur lake once this is completed? OR is this totally unrelated to bellandur lake issue

This is totally unrelated to the Bellandur lake issue.

1. Treated sewage will not be dumped into the lake; after spending crores on setting up the treatment plants they will have to use treated water for some productive use (the Bangalore-Kolar pipeline will take treated water to farmlands for irrigation).

2. Untreated sewage cannot be dumped into the lake; already BBMP is neck-deep in trouble about how it has treated the water bodies of Bangalore (pun intended). They wouldn't want to invite more wrath by doing this.

3. Fresh water will not be dumped in the lake (except in small quantities, and as a reactive measure to froth/fire etc. issues). The Kaveri tribunal will not allow it and BBMP has no other source for fresh water unless it wants to buy tankers like the rest of us do.

Rennjit · 5th March 2018, 10:28

Can anyone please help me by sharing these pics with Bangalore traffic police Facebook page or Twitter ? I do not use both & hence this request. Had a scary nearmiss by this vehicle today morning & I hope nothing untoward happened to anyone else as well.

Date/ time: 5-mar-18, 8:30 am
Place: Avalahalli gate (opp prestige apts) yelahanka - Doddaballapura road.

Couple of times the truck was dangerously close to dropping it's load / topple. Some grain was leaking from the bags & I guess truck was headed to the cattle feed factory at rajankunte. You could see the fallen bags picked & kept inside the cabin. Caused a 1 km long traffic queue & the chap was driving left & right to keep the truck level.

I was literally scared of overtaking thru right side, so waited till he was on right lane. I was midway on the left & the truck drifted to left pushing me off road. People like these should be booked for criminal negligence.

hemanth.anand · 5th March 2018, 12:10

Mixture of good news and not-so-good news.

Quote:

The much-awaited alternative road to Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) and the long-pending Hennur flyover were “inaugurated” by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday. But this is hardly good news for city residents as both the projects are still incomplete.

News Source

The CM inaugurated the alternate road to the KIA but it is still incomplete

AshiqueS · 5th March 2018, 13:07

alternate road to the KIA is operational.My friend drove through it yesterday.
Hennur flyover is also opened

adi_gt · 5th March 2018, 13:36

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Originally Posted by AshiqueS

alternate road to the KIA is operational.My friend drove through it yesterday.
Hennur flyover is also opened

Ramamurthy Nagar bridge was also inaugrated and its still under construction. I saw it today. What about Horamavu railway under pass ? As per reports it was inaugrated but is it operational ?

AshiqueS · 5th March 2018, 15:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by adi_gt

Ramamurthy Nagar bridge was also inaugrated and its still under construction. I saw it today. What about Horamavu railway under pass ? As per reports it was inaugrated but is it operational ?

Both Ramamurty Nagar bridge and Horamavu underpass is still under construction.

srishiva · 5th March 2018, 16:25

I use the BTM layout ring road from Banashankari. With the metro work going on, are there any good alternatives to this to reach silk board ? Will driving on ORR upto Bannerghatta road and taking some internal road to reach BTM bus stand ok or I need to change to Jayanagar-Diary circle- St Johns to come to ORR (Cessna)

Latheesh · 5th March 2018, 20:03

Airport-Electronic City Heli taxi service from Today
"BENGALURU: Kochi-based Thumby Aviation Private Limited is all set to launch first-of-its-kind helicopter taxi service tomorrow connecting a couple of locations from Kempegowda International Airport here.

"We are launching tomorrow country's first-of-its-kind heli taxi service connecting a couple of places from BIAL," Thumby Aviation Chairman and Managing director Captain K N G Nair told PTI here.

The one-way trip will fly people approximately in 15 minutes from KIAL to Electronic City and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited airport, he said. The service is being priced at Rs 4,130 per seat including GST"

Source: Economic Times

28th February 2018, 17:16	#15512
AltoLXI BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 421 Thanked: 1,661 Times	Re: Rants on Bangalore's traffic situation Educated drivers cause most road accidents, school dropouts safest. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...w/63087849.cms https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/so-le...ts-chakrabarty
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28th February 2018, 17:42	#15513
Thebat BHPian Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Bangalore Posts: 200 Thanked: 647 Times	Re: Rants on Bangalore's traffic situation Glad to report that the traffic on Bellary Road has decreased greatly in the last couple of weeks, the bottlenecks are being monitored and handled well by BTP. My commute to and from my office in MG Road to my home in Yelahanka has been surprisingly pleasurable from the past week.
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1st March 2018, 17:06	#15514
akhil_007 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 149 Thanked: 396 Times	Wanted to check. How's the condition of wind tunnel road connecting to prestige tech park via kariyammana agrahara? I have to go to prestige tech park for a week. Silk Board route got on my nerves today. Looking at alternatives.
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2nd March 2018, 08:50	#15515
akhil_007 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 149 Thanked: 396 Times	Update on wind tunnel road: Minor Irrigation department is doing Major work near Kempapura/someshwara temple and hence road is blocked. Spoke to site incharge. He said it might take another 2 months for their work to complete. The work going on is related to bellandur lake mess.
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5th March 2018, 10:28	#15519
Rennjit BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Namma Bangalore Posts: 668 Thanked: 166 Times	Re: Rants on Bangalore's traffic situation Can anyone please help me by sharing these pics with Bangalore traffic police Facebook page or Twitter ? I do not use both & hence this request. Had a scary nearmiss by this vehicle today morning & I hope nothing untoward happened to anyone else as well. Date/ time: 5-mar-18, 8:30 am Place: Avalahalli gate (opp prestige apts) yelahanka - Doddaballapura road. Couple of times the truck was dangerously close to dropping it's load / topple. Some grain was leaking from the bags & I guess truck was headed to the cattle feed factory at rajankunte. You could see the fallen bags picked & kept inside the cabin. Caused a 1 km long traffic queue & the chap was driving left & right to keep the truck level. I was literally scared of overtaking thru right side, so waited till he was on right lane. I was midway on the left & the truck drifted to left pushing me off road. People like these should be booked for criminal negligence. Attached Thumbnails
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5th March 2018, 13:07	#15521
AshiqueS BHPian Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Kochi/Bangalore Posts: 111 Thanked: 69 Times	Re: Rants on Bangalore's traffic situation alternate road to the KIA is operational.My friend drove through it yesterday. Hennur flyover is also opened
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5th March 2018, 16:25	#15524
srishiva Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 4,375 Thanked: 2,256 Times	Re: Rants on Bangalore's traffic situation I use the BTM layout ring road from Banashankari. With the metro work going on, are there any good alternatives to this to reach silk board ? Will driving on ORR upto Bannerghatta road and taking some internal road to reach BTM bus stand ok or I need to change to Jayanagar-Diary circle- St Johns to come to ORR (Cessna)
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5th March 2018, 20:03	#15525
Latheesh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: CNN/BLR Posts: 4,243 Thanked: 10,091 Times	Airport-Electronic City Heli taxi service from Today "BENGALURU: Kochi-based Thumby Aviation Private Limited is all set to launch first-of-its-kind helicopter taxi service tomorrow connecting a couple of locations from Kempegowda International Airport here. "We are launching tomorrow country's first-of-its-kind heli taxi service connecting a couple of places from BIAL," Thumby Aviation Chairman and Managing director Captain K N G Nair told PTI here. The one-way trip will fly people approximately in 15 minutes from KIAL to Electronic City and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited airport, he said. The service is being priced at Rs 4,130 per seat including GST" Source: Economic Times Last edited by Latheesh : 5th March 2018 at 20:04.
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