Bangalore Traffic Problems

 

I am sure in case you are living in Bangalore or have stayed in Bangalore in the past one year for any number of hours, you will be aware of the biggest problem of Bangalore and that is TRAFFIC.

In Radio City when the traffic scene is depicted every morning .. Vasanti Hariprakash (the RJ) proudly announces that such and such places have slow moving traffic and to add some humor says that these places don't disappoint these days.

From this itself you can understand that what is expected from Bangalore roads and what is always received.

Anyway its not like other places have not grown or other places have had a better infrastructure -- Things always evolve.  Situation was similar in many places but things have improved there and will improve here also.

Lets try and learn from their experience.  Nothing can be done in improving the infrastructure over night nor anything can be done to teach people patience.  What can be done is manage it properly.  I strongly feel that things can be managed better in case there is a POLITICAL WILL.

So here I propose some points that should be done in order to manage Bangalore's traffic.

 

1.  Problem of Lorry's breaking down - Ban lorries from entering the city during the day - This is done in Delhi

2.  Buses - Put a lane on the left hand of the road for buses to travel.  This lane will be used by all the buses and no buses can change the lanes.  School buses are an exception and can go in other lanes.  In case there is an issue then in prime time the company buses can be allowed in other lanes - This happens in Delhi

3.  Traffic policeman to be given a stick - In order to create an authority and fear in the people he is given a stick which he very nicely uses to control the two wheeler traffic.  In case two wheeler guys are jumping red lights or are traveling on footpaths they get a hit on their back  - Believe me this works

4.  The traffic policeman should be trained - yes he needs to be trained to give priority to the main road traffic than the by lanes traffic.

Besides this their is lot that people can do in controlling themselves in taking their vehicles from wrong sides and being patient

I am sure that we start this there will be an improvement and believe me once there is a start and there is some improvement people will follow

 

Nitin