APAD <25/01/2011> Lane driving, but wrong :)

The phenomenon shown in KA51 picture can be seen by the railway crossings almost everyday.

Whenever the gate is closed, u see vehicles from bothsides filling the road on either sides.. With little thought that when the gate opens, you need to leave space for vehicles from the other side to go, otherwise, you are hurting urself...

Have a look at this picture, this clearly indicates how bad the scenarios are in Bangalore. Where we have the resources we are not using them.

This picture is near the BEL.

(1) A good bus stop with the shelter is seen, but all empty, no person waiting at the bus-stop, all standing somewhere else.

(2) Bus also not coming till stop, it also stopped where people were standing.
(I have a better example if people still don't want to understand this indiscipline, Does train while coming in the station stops where people are standing or it stops at its designated stops and then people run for their coaches?)

(3) The condition of the footpath, I won't say its great, but its there and good enough for walking.

(4) There is a proper bus-bay also, if the bus driver understands this minimal thing, then he can avoid a lot of traffic pile up behind him during peak hours.

Looking at this, we really need enforcement at strictest level until the poeple start understanding the "right of way" and "to respect others". I know we all are educated, but I think, we deserve it.

He's parked almost in the centre of the road (facing Vishnu Uphaar, S T Bed layout, K'Mangala), blocking even part of the side road - picture taken at around 10AM on Saturday, 16th April. And, it remained that way for close to half an hour.

And, if it was not for a Saturday, it would definitely have led to traffic jam.

Yes, that's a great offer, I will definitely involve in more citizen policing, making sure the number plate is shown properly in the photo.

Deepak

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For instance, Deepak Vijayvergiy tagged a photo of a BMTC bus parked in the middle of the road with the caption: “Please have a look at this pic, taken near the BEL bus stop, instead of having such a good bus-bay and sheltered bus-stop, buses are stopping in the middle of the road”.

For the full report in the ToI, click here.

Good work, Deepak!

Picture taken at 12.29 PM on 28th Apr '11 at 5th cross, 12th main, HAL 2nd stage, Indiranagar (adjacent to Corporation Bank). As can be seen, the car (KA 51 WB 81) is parked just to the "right of centre" of the 5th cross, and almost at its junction with the 12th main. With two banks in the vicinity, the place is quite busy, and the vehicle parked this way would have caused enough irritation to many road users.

The driver, apparently the owner, seemed in his 40's, well educated, and was carrying a brief case. For such a person, this kind of behaviour can be termed most irresponsible. I would recommend nothing less than suspension of licence for min 3 months, plus a deterrent fine.