Kumbalgudu residents have a tough time navigating the junction under the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway due to lack of traffic police and traffic lights. Residents are having trouble crossing the road at the Kumbalgudu junction under the Bengaluru-Mysore expressway flyover. With no traffic lights, students, workers and commuters run across the road amidst heavy traffic, including buses […]
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Peeping out of the sunroof is against the law ,violators have to pay fines ranging from Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000. Karnataka: Standing up through the sunroof of a car is illegal but there is no law under which the police can book cases. The best they can do is book the driver and the […]
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With the introduction of new cameras and technological upgradations the number of cases booked and the fines collected by the Bangalore Traffic Police has gone up. The Bangalore Traffic police has booked 7,22,550 cases of people jumping signals till August 2023, a 72 percent jump from 4,20,541 cases in the whole of 2022, collecting a […]
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Private cars accounted for 28 percent of total accidents while bikes made up to 25 percent of them. Despite various programs being run by the traffic police for road safety in the city, the number of accidents has not been going down, with an average of 13 accidents happening every day. According to data by […]
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Lorry drivers complain that they don’t have proper parking spaces. Illegal parking and loading-unloading activities on the roadside of KR Market lead to traffic jams in the crowded market. Prabhath, a customer who had come to buy flowers at the KR Market said, “Parking here is a daunting challenge, with limited space and bustling crowds […]
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The completion deadline was July 2023, however, remains pending till date. Bengaluru: Residents and commuters struggle with traffic congestion in Pulakeshi Nagar due to the delayed construction of the Mosque Road railway over bridge. The project by South Western Railways (SWR) which started in September 2022 was originally scheduled to be completed by July 2023, […]
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Study shows that constant exposure to dusty and unhealthy environment triggers several lung diseases in the traffic policemen in Karnataka. Air pollution and high level of Particulate matter (PM) are adding to the problems. Unhealthy road conditions, dusty job environment and constant exposure to high levels of air pollution are causing breathing difficulties among the […]
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The ongoing construction is affecting businesses and vehicular movements. The project was planned to be completed by March 31, 2023. The construction on the main road of Gandhi Bazaar market is likely to take two more months said officials at Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). However, people are unhappy as it is affecting their businesses. […]
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The number of vacancies for traffic policemen in the city increased from 309 posts in November 2022 to 642 in August 2023. Vacancies in Bengaluru Traffic Police have resulted in a low traffic personnel to vehicle ratio. Bengaluru is a category ‘A’ city, which requires one police personnel for every 700 vehicles, according to a […]
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People continue to park on footpaths even if paid parking spaces are available in the vicinity. Times have changed. The footpath is no longer a space for people to walk safely. They now have to give way to more precious things—cars and bikes. These vehicles need to be protected from the ongoing traffic and thus […]
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