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KR Puram bridge area - Good going traffic police!
Written By silkboard - 18 March, 2009
Traffic Bangalore Police ORR KR Puram Benniganahalli Citizen Reports Enforcement Transportation
I have waited to post this, 3 weeks to be precise because I want. After after our street photography adventure at OMR/ORR junction, I have been noticing a few changes at this junction of junctions.
- The pedestrian walk signal which was not working (the traffic cops we had met that day had confirmed this) is now operational. See the photo, notice the signal in 'red' and vehicles waiting for peds to cross. Mind you, this as at 9.05 am on a weekday, peak hour at this location.
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- Remember how we noticed that the big bus stand area right after HP petrol bunk was simply not getting used? Now, the police makes sure all buses enter that bus stand and not block traffic on outer ring road.
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- Next, they have clearly marked (fresh white paint) a few zebra crossings in the area. I notice at least three of these, and at least one of the new zebra points also has a newly installed flashing warning light. Sorry, couldn't manage photos on this one.
- Despite the new zebra points, and the operating signal, pedestrians will be pedestrians. Some of them still cross this 10 lane wide road at arbitrary points. Can't do much about them.
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Since I don't cross the area from Benniganahalli side coming in to Whitefield, I am not aware of what they are doing or have done to smoothen flow on that side, but changes on the tin factory side are well appreciated.
Good going Traffic Police. Drops make an ocean, and we need many such drops of initiatives.
COMMENTS
Pelican lights - PEdestrian LIght CONtrolled
s_yajaman - 19 March, 2009 - 12:40
with the CON changed to CAN so it becomes the bird. There are also PUFFINS.
See this link.
http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/core.nsf/a/trafficlights
Srivathsa
mcadambi - 18 March, 2009 - 10:16
Very good intiative by the Traffic Police. I hope they take efforts to improve it more.
BBMP should introduce a pedestrian subway here which is required.
Nareshb - 18 March, 2009 - 11:55
kbsyed61 - 18 March, 2009 - 15:31
SB,
First of all thanks to your report on new developments. Only such positive changes would attract more initiatives. We are already seeing on Praja itself w.r.t Vijayangar.
Also thanks to all those who took time to go out and survey the area. The results are now in front of us. Good going Praja.
Nareshb,
Go ahead and plan an event in Vijaynagar area. people would definitely join you. I am sure you can plan the event even more successfully by learning the experience from KR Puram event. Good luck to you.
Syed
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