Rants on Bangalore's traffic situation

KiloAlpha · 21st February 2019, 13:13

Silk Board flyover, since yesterday, is down to 1 lane northbound, as it is being resurfaced. Traffic going towards Madiwala/St.Johns is piled up at the entrance of the flyover and this is having a knock-on effect on BETL.

wildsdi5530 · 21st February 2019, 19:38

Accident on Hebbal Flyover said to be due to air show.

https://youtu.be/b-Jt4UaL1VE

https://youtu.be/b-Jt4UaL1VE

Hells Bells · 22nd February 2019, 12:14

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Originally Posted by wildsdi5530

Accident on Hebbal Flyover said to be due to air show.

It is a confirmed hoax. The pile up was not due to Aero Show and BTP has confirmed that.

gkveda · 22nd February 2019, 13:25

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Originally Posted by wildsdi5530

Accident on Hebbal Flyover said to be due to air show.

Surprisingly, none of the cars seem have their Air bags deployed. Any reason for this ?

vharihar · 22nd February 2019, 13:40

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Originally Posted by Hells Bells

It is a confirmed hoax. The pile up was not due to Aero Show and BTP has confirmed that.

I don't think anybody cares if its due to the Aero show or not.

The question is: Did it happen this week or not. Have BTP confirmed this?

paragsachania · 22nd February 2019, 13:44

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Originally Posted by vharihar

I don't think anybody cares if its due to the Aero show or not.

The question is: Did it happen this week or not. Have BTP confirmed this?

BHPian Captain slow has posted Dashcam video from his own car from yesterday. So it did happen.

ajmat · 22nd February 2019, 18:20

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Originally Posted by gkveda

Surprisingly, none of the cars seem have their Air bags deployed. Any reason for this ?

It happened at a low speed. Chances are the rear most car had its airbags deployed depending on speed of impact

ka51resident · 23rd February 2019, 12:21

Given the traffic on BETL, I'm assuming it's safe to enter the city (from Hosur Road) by going under the expressway through Parangipalya-HSR-Koramangala and continue towards the city.

ajmat · 23rd February 2019, 14:31

Note from Mod

All Aero Show fire discussions are here

sachinpk · 23rd February 2019, 16:39

What an excellent Saturday. Had to be at office for some work in the afternoon. Left for Dairy Circle at 1300Hrs from Chandapura side today. Was hoping for a smooth run (just 22kms). A massive jam welcomed me right before the truck laybye on BETL. I crossed Madiwala PS at 1435Hrs, which is like 11kmph !! (??) The road tarring work is on progress at Silk Board fly over.

And beware! I saw workers preparing the other line (Madiwala PS to Elec. City) for re-tarring. So next week, commuting from office to home would be fun

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BeantownThinker · 27th February 2019, 09:25

Guys, a quick query. Is the work on Mysore road flyover complete? Is traffic allowed now? Need to travel from MG Road to RVCE this evening. If not, what is the alternate route?

paragsachania · 27th February 2019, 10:18

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Originally Posted by BeantownThinker

Guys, a quick query. Is the work on Mysore road flyover complete? Is traffic allowed now? Need to travel from MG Road to RVCE this evening. If not, what is the alternate route?

A BHPian friend confirms that it was thrown open to public as of last week.

He also mentioned that the other side will be closed soon for repairs.

Chetan_Rao · 27th February 2019, 12:30

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Originally Posted by BeantownThinker

Guys, a quick query. Is the work on Mysore road flyover complete? Is traffic allowed now? Need to travel from MG Road to RVCE this evening. If not, what is the alternate route?

Outbound carriageway (towards Mysore) is done. The inbound lanes will be blocked shortly and traffic routed similarly (last time, they used the Chamrajpet exit to route outbound lanes under the flyover while inbound lanes went via City Market exit). Similar setup in reverse now.

deadguy25 · 27th February 2019, 16:35

The speed limit on the E-city flyover is 60 KMPH. I noticed that if I do not break the rule, am blocking a lot of traffic who are above the speed limit. I am now confused if I should stop blocking traffic and break the speed limit or if I should be following the rule and staying at 60 KMPH!

By the way, to stay in 60, I would have to drive the full stretch in 5th gear!

KiloAlpha · 27th February 2019, 17:46

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Originally Posted by deadguy25

The speed limit on the E-city flyover is 60 KMPH.
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Since when did it change from 80kmph to 60kmph?

21st February 2019, 13:13	#16801
KiloAlpha Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Cubicle Posts: 1,605 Thanked: 3,002 Times	Re: Rants on Bangalore's traffic situation Silk Board flyover, since yesterday, is down to 1 lane northbound, as it is being resurfaced. Traffic going towards Madiwala/St.Johns is piled up at the entrance of the flyover and this is having a knock-on effect on BETL.
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23rd February 2019, 12:21	#16808
ka51resident BHPian Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Bangalore Posts: 45 Thanked: 209 Times	Re: Rants on Bangalore's traffic situation Given the traffic on BETL, I'm assuming it's safe to enter the city (from Hosur Road) by going under the expressway through Parangipalya-HSR-Koramangala and continue towards the city.
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23rd February 2019, 14:31	#16809
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,861 Thanked: 27,962 Times View My Garage	Re: Rants on Bangalore's traffic situation Note from Mod All Aero Show fire discussions are here
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23rd February 2019, 16:39	#16810
sachinpk Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,526 Thanked: 1,366 Times	Re: Rants on Bangalore's traffic situation What an excellent Saturday. Had to be at office for some work in the afternoon. Left for Dairy Circle at 1300Hrs from Chandapura side today. Was hoping for a smooth run (just 22kms). A massive jam welcomed me right before the truck laybye on BETL. I crossed Madiwala PS at 1435Hrs, which is like 11kmph !! (??) The road tarring work is on progress at Silk Board fly over. And beware! I saw workers preparing the other line (Madiwala PS to Elec. City) for re-tarring. So next week, commuting from office to home would be fun . Last edited by sachinpk : 23rd February 2019 at 16:40.
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27th February 2019, 09:25	#16811
BeantownThinker BHPian Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 285 Thanked: 477 Times	Re: Rants on Bangalore's traffic situation Guys, a quick query. Is the work on Mysore road flyover complete? Is traffic allowed now? Need to travel from MG Road to RVCE this evening. If not, what is the alternate route?
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27th February 2019, 16:35	#16814
deadguy25 BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 393 Thanked: 221 Times	Re: Rants on Bangalore's traffic situation The speed limit on the E-city flyover is 60 KMPH. I noticed that if I do not break the rule, am blocking a lot of traffic who are above the speed limit. I am now confused if I should stop blocking traffic and break the speed limit or if I should be following the rule and staying at 60 KMPH! By the way, to stay in 60, I would have to drive the full stretch in 5th gear!
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