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Old 3rd September 2014, 14:18   #2281
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On a different note we need to appreciate Rishiraj Singh for all the changes he is bringing/enforcing.
You're behind the times, aren't you? Rishiraj Singh has been eased out as the Transport Commissioner of Kerala - his methods weren't to the liking of everyone. The new commissioner is R. Sreelekha.
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I actually find other part of chennai (alwarpet, saidapet, velachery, north madras, madhya kailash, adyar) to be worse than t-nagar. I stay in pondy bazaar and, barring festivals, I never ever get into traffic snarls like what happens in other places. There are specific places to be avoided like duraiswamy subway or usman road near ranganathan road.
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I actually find other part of chennai (alwarpet, saidapet, velachery, north madras, madhya kailash, adyar) to be worse than t-nagar. I stay in pondy bazaar and, barring festivals, I never ever get into traffic snarls like what happens in other places. There are specific places to be avoided like duraiswamy subway or usman road near ranganathan road.
Add to the above list, Porur Junction/ Arcot Road/ Mount Poonamalee Road. My office is in Porur and it is a pain to cross Porur junction most of the times during the day.
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^^^ At this rate, we will include all the Junctions on the arterial roads.


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You're behind the times, aren't you? Rishiraj Singh has been eased out as the Transport Commissioner of Kerala - his methods weren't to the liking of everyone. The new commissioner is R. Sreelekha.
Yep, ever since he went on leave on the rear seat belt issue. I am not sure what would the Kerala government do if the Center includes the same in the MV act. Thanks to a Union minister passing away, its now being considered. Hope Rishiraj is involved in the RTO reforms they have been talking about
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^^^ At this rate, we will include all the Junctions on the arterial roads.
Welp, that's the truth, isnt it. I see many people talking about traffic in t-nagar IRL and I am bewildered to see that most times traffic is far worse in other places or at best as bad a t-nagar.
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I bow to thee, O Chennaites and hereby declare you as Extremely Distinguished BHPians, if you can survive the road every day and still be driving enthusiasts.
Frankly, if auto drivers would charge by the meter, with no messing and no hassle, I'd sell the car.

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Not been to Mylapore in a long time, but it should be more or less like T.Nagar too.
Mylapore is difficult to define. The area around Kapaleswarar temple, including the main road that runs north/south, can get very bad and I always bypass it unless I am actually going there. The name can cover quite a large area, much of which is not bad at all.
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Mylapore is difficult to define. The area around Kapaleswarar temple, including the main road that runs north/south, can get very bad and I always bypass it unless I am actually going there. The name can cover quite a large area, much of which is not bad at all.
Mylapore ROCKS guys - The traffic is hardly as bad as in velachery. The good thing is inspite of traffic pile ups, the car moves on and that is a BIG PLUS POINT
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Mylapore ROCKS guys - The traffic is hardly as bad as in velachery. The good thing is inspite of traffic pile ups, the car moves on and that is a BIG PLUS POINT
Yes - i have spent half an hour for <3 km on ECR near thiruvanmiyur or on OMR coming in from perungudi.

In mylapore i have never been totally stationary for an appreciable period.
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In which case I think, we need to agree with @Secretariat, even if we are not taking the trophy, we at least share it.
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From the beginning of this week, most of the traffic lights on my route to office are working!! That itself is a welcome change

The observation: when the lights work there is very less confusion / chaos on the roads and intersections.

If there is a cop regulating the traffic, it is always a BIG MESS

Anyhow, I'm not sure how many more days these will continue working, before conking off!

BTW, my office route is from Nanganallur to Olympia, Guindy, which has two different routes. I have 4 traffic lights on one way and 5 on the other.

Is this the same in your routes as well?
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From the beginning of this week, most of the traffic lights on my route to office are working!! That itself is a welcome change

The observation: when the lights work there is very less confusion / chaos on the roads and intersections.

If there is a cop regulating the traffic, it is always a BIG MESS

Anyhow, I'm not sure how many more days these will continue working, before conking off!

BTW, my office route is from Nanganallur to Olympia, Guindy, which has two different routes. I have 4 traffic lights on one way and 5 on the other.

Is this the same in your routes as well?
I agree with you on your cop observation. Whenever a cop directs traffic, the situation is far worse than the traffic figuring out how to move itself.
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Welp, that's the truth, isnt it. I see many people talking about traffic in t-nagar IRL and I am bewildered to see that most times traffic is far worse in other places or at best as bad a t-nagar.
And for most Pondy Bazaar and Usman Road is what encompasses T.Nagar. In the 3 decades I've lived here I haven't got stuck. Infact my friend whose family has been a resident of Choolaimedu for 3 generations has moved out to Pallavaram citing traffic.

Whichever city you live in, you need to know your bylanes/detours to survive

On a related note, I found driving in Madurai a total cultural shock than I've driven any city.
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Had a stupid incident where an idiot biker left a huge scratch from the left rear door to the front. Idiot tried to fit inside an unimaginably small gap and before i could stop him, the idiot zoomed off. Why do i have to pay the price for someone else's stupidity. Makes me want to pull all my hair out :(
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Had a stupid incident where an idiot biker left a huge scratch from the left rear door to the front. Idiot tried to fit inside an unimaginably small gap and before i could stop him, the idiot zoomed off. Why do i have to pay the price for someone else's stupidity. Makes me want to pull all my hair out :(
The other day I waited 5 min patiently to get a parking slot in besant nagar. Then took my son for icecream and some shopping. 10 min later I discovered this gift.

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The other day I waited 5 min patiently to get a parking slot in besant nagar. Then took my son for icecream and some shopping. 10 min later I discovered this gift.

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That's cruel!

My similar experience, but this time just in front of my door-step, when I had parked my car for 30 minutes!

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offici...ml#post3521701

This is second incident on my automobiles.

The first one was when I had parked my RE-TBTS and some miscreant opened the fuel cock and removed the hose as well - which caused the fuel to flow out. The tank was almost empty before we 'smelled' the gas and rushed out to stop the cock.
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