Recently there are Sign Boards erected along the ORR (and may be in other roads also) – Prohibiting Heavy Vehicles on the right lane. It is a bi-lingual sign with pictorial representation – nicely done, I should say.
There has never been dearth of ideas – the problem remains in implementation and enforcing (by this time, it is proven that only enforcement works in our country). I could see series of heavy trucks on the right lane all along my 20KM daily journey from house of office. My simple question is – what happens if the trucks are found on the right lane?
I would also like to ask what happened to plans launched earlier (needless to say, with lot of hypes) –
> Blackberry to the Police
> Cheetah squad
> No headlight in M G Road
> Cameras in traffic junctions
> No bus stands on the junction
> The solutions given by the experts – good road, working signals and decent footpaths
> Etc. etc.
Along my route to office, there are ten odd bus stands; all are spot-on the junction. It is not difficult to imagine the havoc they create. Is it so difficult to relocate them with proper bus-bays? We all know that the main culprits are the BMTC buses. Are they not been regulated by the same government?
Jalahalli circle, a nightmare to all, is a classic example of government’s apathy – one can see all problems at one place and its impact on daily commuters – a perfect candidate for conducting case studies. The stretch of Subrata Mukherjee road, between Ayyappa Temple and Jalahalli circle is out of this planet – ISRO can conduct Lunar Vehicles testing there.
I would like to highlight another issue I have been affected by – broken down vehicles – of all size and shape. Every day in last 1 ½ year (yes, every day), I have seen traffic pile up caused by broken down vehicle. I do not know, what to blame – bad roads or horrendous traffic – but the onus of clearing the mess remains with the traffic department.
At the last, let me come back to the mother of all questions – where the Tax Payers’ money going? We all pay hefty tax while buying vehicles and fuel. We are also paying cess, income tax, sales tax, property tax, betterment fees etc. It is the time to make the authorities responsible – monsoon comes and goes, the pain of daily commuters worsens.
There has never been dearth of ideas – the problem remains in implementation and enforcing (by this time, it is proven that only enforcement works in our country). I could see series of heavy trucks on the right lane all along my 20KM daily journey from house of office. My simple question is – what happens if the trucks are found on the right lane?
I would also like to ask what happened to plans launched earlier (needless to say, with lot of hypes) –
> Blackberry to the Police
> Cheetah squad
> No headlight in M G Road
> Cameras in traffic junctions
> No bus stands on the junction
> The solutions given by the experts – good road, working signals and decent footpaths
> Etc. etc.
Along my route to office, there are ten odd bus stands; all are spot-on the junction. It is not difficult to imagine the havoc they create. Is it so difficult to relocate them with proper bus-bays? We all know that the main culprits are the BMTC buses. Are they not been regulated by the same government?
Jalahalli circle, a nightmare to all, is a classic example of government’s apathy – one can see all problems at one place and its impact on daily commuters – a perfect candidate for conducting case studies. The stretch of Subrata Mukherjee road, between Ayyappa Temple and Jalahalli circle is out of this planet – ISRO can conduct Lunar Vehicles testing there.
I would like to highlight another issue I have been affected by – broken down vehicles – of all size and shape. Every day in last 1 ½ year (yes, every day), I have seen traffic pile up caused by broken down vehicle. I do not know, what to blame – bad roads or horrendous traffic – but the onus of clearing the mess remains with the traffic department.
At the last, let me come back to the mother of all questions – where the Tax Payers’ money going? We all pay hefty tax while buying vehicles and fuel. We are also paying cess, income tax, sales tax, property tax, betterment fees etc. It is the time to make the authorities responsible – monsoon comes and goes, the pain of daily commuters worsens.
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