The absence of a traffic signal at the Kumbalgodu intersection poses threat to pedestrians. Pedestrians crossing Mysore Road at the Kumbalgodu junction put their lives at risk as there is no traffic signal to stop oncoming traffic. Traffic police, too, have a tough time monitoring the traffic flow. Data collected from Kumbalgodu Police Station show […]
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Trespassing is the biggest issue; government’s plan to replace level crossings is still in the pipeline. Bengaluru has witnessed an increase in accidental deaths on railway tracks in the last three years with trespassing being one of the biggest reasons for them. In 2020, the number stood at 115, in 2021, it rose to 173 […]
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Two accidents have taken place on the road in the span of a week. On May 9, 2022, a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus crashed into a metro pillar injuring more than 25 passengers and the driver at around 1:30 a.m. In another incident, a Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus ran over […]
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Experts say that LED lights can cause accidents and can also lead to permanent vision loss. Data suggests that no action is being taken against people who install bright headlights on their vehicles. A comparative study by Bengaluru Traffic Police indicated that booked cases of dazzling headlights have reduced from 84276 in 2019 to just […]
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The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has cleared tenders for foot over bridges at six metro stations, but can’t do anything because there is no space. A train arrives at Yeshwanthpur railway station. A crowd rushes towards Yeshwanthpur metro station. In the middle of the crowd, a girl, about 12 years old is clutching tightly […]
Continue ReadingBangalore has the third-highest number of pedestrian deaths among the eight metro cities in India. By Arghyadeep Dutta Arterial roads of Bengaluru are still the most dreadful roads to cross, as in 2018, the roads claimed the lives of nearly two-third of the pedestrian crashes. The data was obtained by a Non-Governmental Organization -The Footpath […]
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Now you can see ‘Wheelie Wonka’ in Bengaluru! You may have come across many riders who are always in a rush, whose driving can prove fatal in many cases, but rarely would you have seen police catching them. By Vivek Madhu Bengaluru: Stunt-biking enthusiasts in the city are flouting traffic norms and endangering others’ lives. […]
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City sees a 60 per cent rise in cases of overloaded trucks. By Shubhangi Mathur The number of trucks booked for overloading in Karnataka has increased in the last two years. Over 4000 more cases have been registered in 2018-19, as compared to 2017-18. Data provided by the Office of the Commissioner for Transport and […]
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Several BMTC buses in Bangalore have empty first-aid kits which can be dangerous in the case of an emergency. By Batchu Rushali The widely used Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) buses lack the medical aid to deal with minor accidents and emergencies, which is putting the passengers’ lives at risk. The Central Motor Vehicles Act […]
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Death toll rises on the streets of Bengaluru due to road accidents with trucks, drinking-and-driving. By Hansy Sanctis Bengaluru, April 10, 2019 According to the traffic records from the North Eastern Traffic Zone, from January 2017 to March 2018, there were 151 deaths reported in the northeastern zone of Bengaluru. Listed under the categories of […]
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