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Tagged: pedestrian, foot-walks, transport | Posted by Pranay Kotasthane at 09-02-2009 18:10:25
Sir/Madam,
At the outset, I would like to congratulate our ACP (traffic), who has taken a number of initiatives to improve the deplorable state of traffic in the city. The use of ICT for paying fines, traffic info is commendable and awareness about this should be increased.
At the same time, Bangalore is one of the worst place for pedestrians. There are no foot paths on most roads. Those which have footpaths are hijacked by two vehicle riders. For this, I suggest having footpaths on all major roads and increasing their height to at least half a foot so that the riders find it difficult to mow their bikes over the pedestrians. An example of good footpaths is the Old Airport Road. We need more such roads. Also, the foot paths should be constantly repaired.
Moreover, we should have fine all people who break the rules heavily. Through heavy fining and vigilance, the police has been able to successfully enforce the helmet rule. Now, we need to curb other violations in a similar way.
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Tagged: | Posted by Subhamoy at 17-02-2009 18:21:53
I agree with your topic. Rules I think do exist like all other cities.
The single most contributor I think is "enforcement of the available rules".
And sorry to say this, that an enforcement should be tough enough to make the rule violator learn a lesson.
We often see on the roads that vehicles reach a crossing, look around to check whether any enforcement person is around and if not, violate in the first chance.
Secondly, I am not sure whether the awareness of rules exist. Ignorance of law cannnot be a reason for one to break the law.
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Tagged: expand-traffic-police-force-corrupt-rules-follow | Posted by Nanda Ramesh at 17-02-2009 21:11:30
Actually, I feel this is at the core of most of the traffic issues in Bangalore, ie, Rules Enforcement. Just for a moment imagine all vehicles/pedestrians are following the rules, you can then see how much better traffic flow will be.
So, the problem is not making rules but in following them.
The solution? Expand the traffic police force. Enforce rules strongly. Ensure that all personnel are corrupt proof.(increase pay to reduce temptation and do random lokayukta sting operations). Educate public via tv, billboards, radio to follow rules. I feel we will see 50% of our traffic problems go away!
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Tagged: | Posted by Vishwanatha Reddy at 18-02-2009 14:40:07
That is very true.
1) Spread awareness about traffic rules through TV, Nes Papers, Radio etc. I only see the traffic education on national network a few times, I have never seen such educational announcements on any of the cable networks.
2) Our citizens need to learn to be courteous drivers. Also, pople who tend to follow traffic rules should not be frowned upon. I have experienced it myself, when I am at a unguarded traffic light and if the signal is red, people behind you try to honk at you suggesting that it is ok to break the traffic rules since there is no policeman at the signal. This attitude is bad.
3) No matter how wide the roads are, how good the roads are and how good the public transport system is, unles we make up our mind to take some extra pain to follow the rules no governament can do anything.
I hope some one talks some sense into all the Bangalore drivers.
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Tagged: | Posted by Padmanabhan at 23-03-2009 12:15:52
Most of the drivers and pedestrians who violate rules do so knowingly. I am not sure if education would help. Education, if necessary, should be done at the school and college levels. And in corporates as well. The key is putting up visible sign boards and implementing the rules, at least the basic rules of one way, entry for heavy vehicles on certain roads, talking on mobile while driving etc. These do not need any education. These are common sense. In addition to this, animal drawn carts, hand carts, tractors etc. should not be allowed on the main and busy roads.
Rgds,
Padmanabhan
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Tagged: | Posted by Narendra Kumar at 24-03-2009 15:45:25
Two most important things are:
1. Education of public with regard to rules.
2. Enforce the rules strictly.
I see problem in both these fronts.
Also, there is lack of sensitivity with our citizens.
Many times, I have seen auto rikshaw drivers going in the middle of busy roads, very slowly and causing problems for those who are coming from behind.
In the same way, if two buses are stopped one behind the other and suppose the 2nd bus wants to start first. The driver of 2nd bus, doesn't care for who is coming from behind and what happens to them. He just turns and blocks the whole road. Imagine when 4-5 buses do this at the same times!
So, I feel that, we need to be sensitive about causing inconvenience to others. Along with that, we need to know the rules properly. Thirdly, fines should be such that, I don't dare to commit mistakes.
In USA, you can see that everybody (even those who have gone from here) follows the rules properly. The reason is, fine is hefty. And if the mistake is repeated, he will be produced in the court and will have to explain. If he repeats for the 3rd time, his license will be will be withdrawn and he will have to attend driving classes and clear driving test to get the license back.
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Tagged: | Posted by KRISHNAMURTHY M at 11-07-2009 21:45:06
I am a strong follower of traffic rules. As an average, I travel about 50 KMs in and around Bangalore. My observations on road usage are:
I. Eventhough there are very clear signs on the roads of NO PARKING, I find highly educated people also are violating the rules. It cannot be attributed to lack of signsor lack of education.. Even traffic police, central,state government, police officers on duty violate the rules. I can provide ample live proof if one wants. The need of the hour is SELF-DISCIPLINE on everyone of us.
II. I have stopped many truck drivers driving at extreme right side of the road (where they are not supposed to) and tried to understand their psychology or reasons as to why they behave. I find their genuine reason why they do. Some of the key reasons are
a. Uneven (unlevelled) roads with digs unrepaired creating problem for them in possible toppling.
b. Un-trimmed trees on the resulting in possible hitting on the vehicle top c. Parking on the road sides making them difficult to drive. With all these, they feel comfortable to drive at extreme right. This slows down the vehicle traffic. The fault is not with the truck driver in this case. But all of us who do not give him opportunity to drive correctly.
It is imperative that if there is SYNERGY in the form of a centralized monitoring cell who work on streamlining all the activities of good maintenance of the road conditions, putting right traffic signals, enforcing the rules by taking one stretch at a time over a period of few months, it serves the purpose. Government alone cannot implement things. Atleast 5 - 10 % of educated and knowledgeable people like us should volunteer and contribute our time of atleast 4 hours in a week, we can make a big change.
There are also ways where we can ensure that the rules are followed by default in the form of MISTAKE PROOFING METHODS. This will make many of the traffic violations eliminated from the root with negligible cost. I have sent about my help in this connectin to Bangalore traffic police through email. I got reply as follows.
dear sir,
thanks lot for your valuable suggestion.I will contact you and discuss.
with regards
enforcement officer
However, even after many months, no further response.
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