Rants on Bangalore's traffic situation

vinjosep · 8th April 2014, 09:08

So NaMo is visiting Hosa Road Jn on Hosur Road today evening (5:30pm as per the flyers. road towards M&M service centre, left from the signal when using the service road towards Madiwala). There is a ground/ venue prepared opposite to the Concorde Aprt.

It is a nightmare on any given day to use this road during (ab)normal hours. Tonight will be insane for sure. I have ditched my car & opted for a two-wheeler, having no other choice to reach home. Don't have a bicycle, else would have chosen that. At least I could carry it, if not the other way round...

Also heard ruomours that RaGa will be landing shortly as well. I hope he chooses another spot...

chandrda · 8th April 2014, 09:24

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Originally Posted by vinjosep

So NaMo is visiting Hosa Road Jn on Hosur Road today evening (5:30pm as per the flyers. road towards M&M service centre, left from the signal when using the service road towards Madiwala).

Couple of Online News channels are saying, the rally will start at 7 PM. Anyways I am planning to leave Whitefield at 3 PM to reach gottigere on Bannerghatta Road, hope I can beat the traffic.

Regards

vinjosep · 8th April 2014, 12:13

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Originally Posted by chandrda

Couple of Online News channels are saying, the rally will start at 7 PM. Anyways I am planning to leave Whitefield at 3 PM to reach gottigere on Bannerghatta Road, hope I can beat the traffic.

Regards

Flyers & posters mention the time as 5:30PM. Lucky you, our apartment is hardly 50m from the venue :(

aajohn · 8th April 2014, 13:53

For NaMos rally -

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/...odi-rally.html

Guess, its going to be 'long' and tiring drive back from Whitefield to HSR today

deadguy25 · 8th April 2014, 14:19

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Originally Posted by aajohn

For NaMos rally -

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/...odi-rally.html

Guess, its going to be 'long' and tiring drive back from Whitefield to HSR today

Oh NO!!!! Could'nt they do this on a weekend? We have more than enough traffic snarls on these roads.

motorsan · 9th April 2014, 10:29

So how was the traffic on ORR near Sarjapura junction last evening ? Fearing snarls, I took the Indiranagar-Koramangala route to travel back from Manyata to HSR.

Mr_Bean · 9th April 2014, 13:07

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Originally Posted by motorsan

So how was the traffic on ORR near Sarjapura junction last evening ? Fearing snarls, I took the Indiranagar-Koramangala route to travel back from Manyata to HSR.

I left Ecospace, Bellandhur at 4:45 PM fearing the worst, but it was a smooth ride all the way till HSR Extension. Took me around 20 minutes.

bharat4ever · 9th April 2014, 13:25

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Originally Posted by motorsan

So how was the traffic on ORR near Sarjapura junction last evening ? Fearing snarls, I took the Indiranagar-Koramangala route to travel back from Manyata to HSR.

I left at 5:45 from Whitefield. Followed the normal route along ORR. There was a pretty sizeable jam on the Bellandur flyover. I feared the worst, but couldn't find the reason for the jam. It cleared up immediately after the flyover, and was smooth sailing till HSR, where I turned off the ORR.

500ContyCruiser · 9th April 2014, 17:37

Look at the way the bus guy has stopped next to me. He was still inching ahead and I did not have space to move anywhere

hothatchaway · 9th April 2014, 19:50

today was breakdown fever right from sarjapur flyover and along the road connecting to agara lake flyover circa 5 PM; two BMTC volvo buses, one on the flyover and the other just below it and another rickety rustbucket of a 401 truck. As usual, our ever curious motorists have to slow down and take a peek!

ajmat · 9th April 2014, 20:05

The Bus broken down below the flyover was a victim of a rear end shunt with security van

Safety is Param · 10th April 2014, 00:22

It rained in Bangalore for an hour today in the evening. The MSMs (Monsoon Special Morons) were all over the place today, back from hibernation!!!

I encountered a hell lot of them between UB Plaza (Nandhini Hotel) and Coffee Day Square today, and most of them were driving high end cars (upwards of 18 lacs).

And poor me, I was more worried about my Sunny!!

rohanjf · 10th April 2014, 08:16

What's with the authorities removing the concrete support blocks from the light poles along the median of ORR?

And there is a private bus broken down opposite VIMS hospital.

And the road from Panattur to Kannalli is blocked. Yesterday there was Kannalli village festival, in which they used two juggernaut cars which are as wide as two trucks. One of them was parked on a narrow stretch today morning, and a trailer truck tried to go past it through non-existent space, resulting in a jam.

And so I had to take ORR from Sarjapur road junction till Doddanekkundi. Tell me, how do you guys drive on ORR? I get so confused. There are no lane marks anywhere. Tractors, bikes and buses are in all lanes. I realised that middle lane is safest, since left lane is for bus stops and parking, while right lane is for slow moving traffic. But many times I drifted left or right as I had no line to guide me.

speedmiester · 10th April 2014, 09:14

There is a massive traffic jam on old airport road due to some procession near domlur bus stand.
Took me more than 20 minutes to cover 1.5Kms.

motorsan · 10th April 2014, 10:14

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Originally Posted by Safety is Param

It rained in Bangalore for an hour today in the evening. The MSMs (Monsoon Special Morons) were all over the place today, back from hibernation!!!

Do you mean the people who drive in the rain with their hazard lights switched on? I saw a lot of them last night during the heavy rains. It is a confusing and unsafe practice

8th April 2014, 09:08	#5821
vinjosep BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 558 Thanked: 516 Times	Re: Rants on Bangalore's traffic situation So NaMo is visiting Hosa Road Jn on Hosur Road today evening (5:30pm as per the flyers. road towards M&M service centre, left from the signal when using the service road towards Madiwala). There is a ground/ venue prepared opposite to the Concorde Aprt. It is a nightmare on any given day to use this road during (ab)normal hours. Tonight will be insane for sure. I have ditched my car & opted for a two-wheeler, having no other choice to reach home. Don't have a bicycle, else would have chosen that. At least I could carry it, if not the other way round... Also heard ruomours that RaGa will be landing shortly as well. I hope he chooses another spot...
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8th April 2014, 13:53	#5824
aajohn BHPian Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: KL-CHN-BLR Posts: 224 Thanked: 89 Times	Re: Rants on Bangalore's traffic situation For NaMos rally - http://www.deccanherald.com/content/...odi-rally.html Guess, its going to be 'long' and tiring drive back from Whitefield to HSR today
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9th April 2014, 10:29	#5826
motorsan BHPian Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Bangalore Posts: 106 Thanked: 141 Times	Re: Rants on Bangalore's traffic situation So how was the traffic on ORR near Sarjapura junction last evening ? Fearing snarls, I took the Indiranagar-Koramangala route to travel back from Manyata to HSR.
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9th April 2014, 17:37	#5829
500ContyCruiser BHPian Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: KA25 Posts: 610 Thanked: 769 Times View My Garage	Re: Rants on Bangalore's traffic situation Look at the way the bus guy has stopped next to me. He was still inching ahead and I did not have space to move anywhere Attached Thumbnails
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9th April 2014, 19:50	#5830
hothatchaway BHPian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Kolkata Posts: 761 Thanked: 1,664 Times	Re: Rants on Bangalore's traffic situation today was breakdown fever right from sarjapur flyover and along the road connecting to agara lake flyover circa 5 PM; two BMTC volvo buses, one on the flyover and the other just below it and another rickety rustbucket of a 401 truck. As usual, our ever curious motorists have to slow down and take a peek!
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9th April 2014, 20:05	#5831
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,864 Thanked: 27,973 Times View My Garage	The Bus broken down below the flyover was a victim of a rear end shunt with security van
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10th April 2014, 00:22	#5832
Safety is Param BHPian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Cosmopolitan Posts: 347 Thanked: 462 Times	It rained in Bangalore for an hour today in the evening. The MSMs (Monsoon Special Morons) were all over the place today, back from hibernation!!! I encountered a hell lot of them between UB Plaza (Nandhini Hotel) and Coffee Day Square today, and most of them were driving high end cars (upwards of 18 lacs). And poor me, I was more worried about my Sunny!!
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10th April 2014, 08:16	#5833
rohanjf Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Adelaide Posts: 1,193 Thanked: 706 Times	Re: Rants on Bangalore's traffic situation What's with the authorities removing the concrete support blocks from the light poles along the median of ORR? And there is a private bus broken down opposite VIMS hospital. And the road from Panattur to Kannalli is blocked. Yesterday there was Kannalli village festival, in which they used two juggernaut cars which are as wide as two trucks. One of them was parked on a narrow stretch today morning, and a trailer truck tried to go past it through non-existent space, resulting in a jam. And so I had to take ORR from Sarjapur road junction till Doddanekkundi. Tell me, how do you guys drive on ORR? I get so confused. There are no lane marks anywhere. Tractors, bikes and buses are in all lanes. I realised that middle lane is safest, since left lane is for bus stops and parking, while right lane is for slow moving traffic. But many times I drifted left or right as I had no line to guide me.
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10th April 2014, 09:14	#5834
speedmiester Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 2,387 Thanked: 6,631 Times	Re: Rants on Bangalore's traffic situation There is a massive traffic jam on old airport road due to some procession near domlur bus stand. Took me more than 20 minutes to cover 1.5Kms.
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