Damaged and encroached footpaths of the city force people to walk on the roads among running vehicles. Bengaluru footpaths have ceased to be pedestrian friendly. The data from NCRB shows, out of 654 fatalities in 2021, 160 (close to a quarter) were pedestrians. The data states while pedestrian deaths accounted for 12 percent in the […]
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Jayanagar police has registered over 140 illegal parking cases outside Metro stations in September. Most Metro stations have a pay-and-park system available, but daily Metro commuters park their vehicles on roads beside the Metro stations, creating congestion and blocking localities. This includes stations like Jayanagar, Rashtreeya Vidyalaya, Deepanjali Nagar, and more. “I did not know […]
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Halt in the towing system in Bangalore has led to haphazard parking and increase in the number of fines collected. New towing rules are yet to be implemented by the authorities. The halt in the towing system implemented in February this year has increased cases of disorganised parking. City Crime Records Bureau data show that […]
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The lack of parking spots causes people to park on the road. In the Avenue Road area, people park their vehicles on the road and in no parking zones causing traffic jams. Sandesh P, who runs a dry fruit shop said, “The lane is very narrow and two-wheelers parked on the footpath make it even […]
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Freedom Park’s multilevel car parking project continues to push its deadlines, way past its completion date. It’s either protesters, COVID-19 or rocky terrain under the ground, behind the delay for the Freedom Park parking project that was to be completed in 2017. Protestors continue to precariously park their vehicles on footpaths as the parking site […]
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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 […]
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Auto-rickshaw drivers in the city rarely follow the fixed timing and charge one-and-a-half amount even before 10 p.m. Bengaluru: It has been a hectic Monday. You leave your office at 8:30 p.m., after working three hours overtime. You spot an auto-rickshaw and board it in a hurry. When you finally reach home after a 40-minute-long […]
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More city traffic policemen suffer from respiratory problems and lung functions says study by the Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences. Bengaluru: Loud noises, sunlight and heat, work-related stress, dazzling high beams are some of the problems Sudhir (name changed), a traffic police constable, faces on a daily basis. “All, not only me, traffic police people […]
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Lack of dedicated spaces at the metro station means that citizens have to park their vehicles on roads which causes more congestion all over the city. Bengaluru: Bengaluru Metro is for all citizens except for the ones who use a vehicle to get to the metro stations. Commuters travelling to the metro stations with their […]
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Citizens, especially daily travelers are facing worse traffic situations due to the highways being occupied in the on-going protests. Inter-city travelers, especially employees, are facing problems in order to reach and return from their workplaces due to a surge in city traffic since the onset of the farmers’ protest. Chaotic traffic was already an unsolved […]
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