With 1 crore vehicles, Bengaluru has high number of accidents

Recorded 646 deaths in 2020: NCRB Bengaluru ranks third among 53 big cities to have the highest number road accidents, data show. According to NCRB data, Chennai accounted for 4,389 accidents (9.2 percent) of the 47,289 road accidents in 2020 with 872 deaths; It was closely followed by Delhi, which had 4,028 (8.4 percent) cases […]

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Inadequate traffic signals cause problems for citizens

Important junctions and crossings in Bengaluru lack traffic signals, causing confusion. Citizens complain they have to wait long before crossing roads. Major junctions like Carmelaram, Sarjapur Road, Harlur junction, Kumbalgodu crossing and Anil Kumar Circle on Sen Marg Road do not have traffic signals. Pedestrians have to wait long before getting to cross the roads. […]

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Cycle lanes are used as parking lots and to drive other vehicles

BBMP is likely to shelve the failed project #CycleToWorkFridays movement has gained a lot of positive response but cyclists complain it is risky to ride cycles as there are no dedicated lanes. Also, people do not know about cycle lanes as two-wheelers and four-wheelers use them. “I have been using a cycle for the past […]

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Koramangala residents want Metro, BMRCL says not possible

Citizens say that a metro line is needed to decongest the area Residents of Koramangala want the Ejipura-Koramangala elevated corridor replaced with the Metro line from Baiyappanahalli to Silk Board to decongest the area. But officials say it is not possible to do so. “We’re trying to connect all the possible places in the city […]

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Service roads on ORR dug up for pillars

Rerouting traffic would ease congestion, say experts Service roads along Outer Ring Road have been dug up to erect pillars for Namma Metro’s Red Line, causing inconvenience to residents of Kalyan Nagar, HRBR Layout and Kammanahalli. They fear the pillars will make it difficult for them to access the inner roads. Raju Zacharia, a resident […]

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Delayed Metro Phase 2 work brings hardship and worry

Businesses badly hit in various parts of the city like Kengeri, KR Puram, Silk Board Junction. Meghna Das Chowdhury The delay in the completion of Namma Metro Phase 2 is increasing traffic congestion. People of Kengeri, Silk Board Junction and K.R. Puram complain their lives and businesses are disrupted due to traffic jams. The project […]

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Traffic cops shun the government’s anti-pollution masks

They claim that they are not good and buy their own masks to protect themselves from dust and pollution. Despite high levels of air pollution, traffic constables in Bengaluru do not wear government-provided masks, saying they are not of good quality. “The mask that the government provided is not good. Many of us prefer to […]

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Despite stiffer fine, cab drivers do not wear seatbelts

Many cab drivers do not wear seatbelt in and across India, though Bengaluru traffic police has imposed fines which they again revised it to higher amount, but still the drivers do not bother.  Drivers strap on only on seeing traffic police to escape fines. Though it is compulsory for drivers of four-wheelers to wear seatbelts, […]

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On weekends, Church Street Suffers 30-minute traffic jams

The narrow road of Church Street causes congestion due to parked vehicles and encroachments at the sides. Bengaluru:Traffic stands still on narrow Church Street for as long as 30 minutes during weekends.The reason: the no-parking zone teems with parked vehicles and street vendors. “There are a lot of shops, restaurants and pubs on this street.On […]

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