Bangalore Police inserted half page ads in papers today* saying they have fulfilled their early promises made via BTRAC. While let us reserve the judgment on that claim, they have been talking good stuff, giving us good previews of what they could do if they get serious about things.
- The traffic information system: BTIS. Good job! Let us see how the cops will use this info to manage traffic better. At least on the Airport road, I do see them coordinating with each other to handle the vehicular crowd. Hope to see the same on all major roads.- The talk about putting up signage and lane markings is good. But please, do it first and then talk about it. (the advert talks up the “plan” for 200km of city roads as an achievement!) But yes, the separate lanes for autos and a few road markings, wherever they have done it, has helped.
- The easy auto thing may help, we will wait and see. As of now, our Auto Rajas enjoy their ekchhatra samrajya, ask any local citizen to hear the stories.
Sadly enough, one key thing BTRAC doesn’t talk about as vehemently is enforcement. Few hundred Blackberrys, thats it!?. Does BCP need to recruit more to enforce better? Is there any plan to raise traffic fines (ala Delhi)? Will something be done to attack the problem at its root - the way people get their driving licenses?
I am hopeful some of these will get addressed as well. After all, BTRAC runs till 2010, and it is only 2007 :)
* - First posted on June 1 2007
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yep enforcement is the 600
Some more coverage on BTIS:
You can borrow the traffic map!
-Shastri
cool
this is cool. can we have a dedicated page for this then? with a larger map?