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Probably they could try something like they normally do in the mornings : have traffic blocked at the IOC Petrol Pump (the one just before SAP) and let the oncoming traffic use both the lanes at Graphite signal. They rarely do it in the evenings. Apart from this, I just don't see another alternative. The road width is probably 1/8th of what should be necessary for the kind of traffic on that road. Another traffic hold up is about 100m just after the Marathahalli bridge signal (towards Old Airport). There is a median opening and although U-turns are not allowed, everyone merrily does so. Result : there are 2 lanes trying to take a U-turn on that tiny road blocking both their lane and oncoming traffic and also the lane coming from 90-deg left, for whom the median is actually meant for! | |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() One truck breakdown on bannerghatta road near outer ring road and another on hosur road just after shantinagar signal. Expect jams. |
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50 mins because I stay in lane at the crossing, I stay in lane near Varthur and on the narrow Varthur lake bridge. ![]() | |
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| ![]() Saw this right in front of me yesterday on Suranjas Das Road near the entrance to C.V.Raman Nagar. This taxi was just in front of me a minute ago and as we neared the turn to enter C.V.Raman Nagar, I see him on the extreme right bang in front of a truck, the moron wanted to cut across the truck and quickly get in. It would have resulted in a long traffic jam but luckily the Santro in front of me as well as some other vehicles were able to move out of the way a little to let the truck pass. Also notice that there are vehicles coming out of CVRN and there is BWSSB work in progress on the right side so the taxi was partly on the pavement to make way for the truck. This taxi belonged to a leading international hotel chain's new 5-star hotel in Bangalore and seems like they employed the worst of our local drivers. I pity the hotel's guests who use their taxis ! Photo taken with mobile phone, pardon the quality. ![]() Last edited by NPV : 30th June 2011 at 06:51. |
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| ![]() Can you mention the hotel name and the taxi number if possible. I suspect I know which hotel this is. If so I can get this driver, pay for this. |
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| ![]() ^^ Is it Hotel Leela by any chance? I've seen their drivers who drive the Teana and they are horrible. I was so irritated by they were driving on the way to the new Airport, I almost sent Leela's admin an email. |
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got the first part of the registration number - KA-03-A. from the pattern and size of the number plate, looks like there are just two last digits. can't make out much, but looks like 83. so KA-03-A-83? ![]() | |
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Ms. Bhavana Shah Asst. PR & Marketing Communications Manager The Leela Palace Bangalore 23 Airport Road, Bangalore - 560 008.India Hand Phone No. : + 91 – 99866 18889 Tel No. (Direct): + 91 - 80 - 3057 1190 Tel No. (Hotel) : + 91 - 80 - 3057 1234 Fax No. : + 91 - 80 - 2521 2323 Email:bhavana.shah@theleela.com Link-> Contact Information | Public Relations & Communication | The Leela Palaces Hotels and Resort Send a scathing one saying we are going to put this up on international hotel sites and as we know the fear of visiting folks to our traffic. Not many would want to sit in a car driven by such rowdies. It works. Try it. Either that or Hotel 7. Lets wait for NPV to reply. | |
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| ![]() @Spitfire - I could not get the full registration number since he was too far for the camera to capture that level of detail. My best guess from what I remember it is KA 51 or 53 A xxxx Taxi is from the hotel Aloft in whitefield (guess it's 4-star not 5 !) |
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| ![]() I wonder what has changed on the Outer ring road, I'm taking almost half an hour less than what I used to take to reach office. I travel from banashankari to marathalli, and used to take almost 1.5 hours, but this week, I see that the traffic is very relaxed and I reach around an hour itself! Feels so good to see an empty stretch on the ORR during peak hour! ![]() Any of you know of any changes made? like banning trucks, alternate routes??? |
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| ![]() I think one reason is that most private vehicles bypass the HSR Signal (they take the longer inner route) so there's some time saved there. Also, although there's work going on 2 flyovers and an underpass, I think traffic keeps flowing since the perpendicular lanes are blocked. That makes flow quicker. |
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I am happy as well as the stretch here at peak hours was too much. | |
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