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Use low beam headlights please

26 December 2011 - 11:16am — MaheshK

Fuel Subsidies, Road user fee - Common sense prevails, At Last

22 December 2011 - 7:06am — Naveen

Some positive developments - long overdue, though not very comforting for the car-dependent public in bangalore. Following are excerpts from an on-line headline news portal :

Traffic Advisory Committee

20 December 2011 - 12:58pm — murali772

The new Additional Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Dr Saleem, IPS, has instituted a Traffic Advisory Committee (TAC), comprising traffic 'experts' from across the city, which incidentally includes three PRAJA members - Pranav, Sathya, and myself - to interact with the traffic police at the highest level on a monthly basis, with a view to finding solutions for the city&

Drunk drivers of Bengaluru = 4 Crore worth black money?

17 December 2011 - 9:23pm — silkboard

Now that I have had 10 second hand reports on this, its time to do some math on the black money generated by drunken drivers of Bangalore. I am yet to experience this first hand (hope never to), those who have, say that they pay anywhere from Rs 1500 - 2500 in all after they get booked for drunken driving.

Keeping bus lane clear - how hard will it be?

3 December 2011 - 12:32am — silkboard

Two videos, one from the NYC, US, and another Bangkok, Thailand. East or West, keeping Bus lanes clear isn't that easy. How will we do it in Bangalore? Bus mounted Cameras to take snapshots of moving vehicles ahead, and fine random 10 every day from the pictures taken? Or simple 'heavy fine' warning to induce fear?

Proceedings of Traffic Management Coordination Committee Meeting held on October 15, 2011

17 October 2011 - 2:04pm — Residents Forum

Dear all

Herewith attaching the proceedings of the first Traffic Management Coordination Committee Meeting held on October 15, 2011 along with the related representations submitted earlier.

Also posting links of the same uploaded in google docs.

About using Transgenders in Traffic Control Program

24 June 2011 - 9:36am — Bheema.Upadhyaya

Today while stopping at a signal in Veerasandra Cross/ Hosur Road Junction a transgender approached me for her(his) due. Usually I wont turn up. Today I wanted to talk to him(her). So I offered Rs.10 as a talking fee :). I casually asked if he(she) would interested to help traffic control. The answer was positive but she(he) was hopeless that anyone would co-operate by seeing them.

Wouldn't PRAJA have been a better option for BTP?

12 June 2011 - 3:17pm — murali772

The Facebook page of the traffic police, set up two months ago, is a much-needed forum for Bangaloreans to bring the violator in uniform to book. More than 3,000 have already joined the page to share information and make evidence public. Many others are adding their comments.

(Auto)mobile hotels

5 May 2011 - 10:31am — Bheema.Upadhyaya

While we are all ok with such shops, as they provide quick solutions to auto/cab/bus drivers I am just wondering

a) Are valid license holders to do the business?

b) Is their vehicle authorized to use for such purposes (which shows white number plate)?

c) Does the RTO rules permit usage of private vehicles for business use?

d) Do the business owner pay taxes?

Hat mounted camera - gadget for Traffic Police

19 April 2011 - 9:18am — silkboard

Bangalore Traffic Police loves technology, and for good reason, because tech helps them 1) reduce corruption and 2) get more enforcement done from their small troop of 2000 cops. Here is another tech solution for them to take their camera based enforcement to the extreme.

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