At Signals Stop behind Stop Lines

asj - 19-OCT-2007

At Signals Stop behind Stop Lines The world wide web has many video's on driving in India. Most show how driver's fail to follow the basic rule of stopping behind the stop line at signals. Following this rule is vital for pedestrian safety. This video, a third in the series providing driver education, hopefully will provide the required role-modelling as well as the evidence of benefits of following this rule.

Mirrors, Signal and Manoeuvre

asj - 19-OCT-2007

The second video introduces the principle of: Mirrors, Signal and Manoeuvre. The concept is explained within the context of driver actions such as- Moving Off, Pulling Over, Reversing Round the Corner and turning Left or Right.

Blind spots and Mirrors Singal Manoeuvre

asj - 19-OCT-2007

The first video creates awareness about Blindspots. This awareness is vital during changing lanes and overtaking. अंधेस्थान का ख़याल रखे

VAAS - Bangalore's New Traffic Control System

tsubba - 5-OCT-2007

By October-end Bangalore will have a new traffic control system - Vehicle Actuated Signal System which, the Hindu reports, will facilitate faster movement of traffic BEL begins installing sensor lines at 48 locations

Getting Serious About Traffic

tsubba - 8-SEP-2007

Its time to stop pussy footing about traffic and get really serious about it. There are going to be no more fundamental advances in traffic engineering. All that remains to be done is implement what has already been discovered. All this knowledge is not even patented or proprietary - any body serious about doing it and with access to a xerox machine should be well equipped to tackle these problems.

Traffic As A Part Of City Planning

tsubba - 7-SEP-2007

The Hindu carried an interesting story today.

Says K.C. Ramamurthy, Inspector-General of Police and Additional Police Commissioner, “Someone plans the road width, someone sanctions building plans. The traffic implications are dealt by us”.

There was an absolute necessity to involve traffic police at the planning stage itself. Ameen to that. Some more

... About 35 per cent of an entire road length in the city was occupied for parking. “With the number of vehicles growing exponentially, we still have not thought of adequate parking space,” he said. Mr. Ramamurthy said that a person must be able to provide proof that he could afford to and owned the space to park his vehicle. “Only then must he be allowed to own a vehicle,” he said. Government offices where the public did not visit often could be shifted away from the centre of the city, schools could be started early so that traffic burden was eased and building of new truck terminals could be considered as solutions, Mr. Ramamurthy added.

Roads and Traffic Sense - To be taught to children at school level

Vasanth - 3-SEP-2007

Today, major problem everyone in Bangalore and even other metros people are facing is Traffic Problem. Why this is a problem - Mainly because of lack of discipline among drivers and even pedestrians. Why - because no proper knowledge and education about traffic.

Bangalore Police's take on city roads

silkboard - 11-AUG-2007

I was googling around when I stumbled upon this page on Bangalore Police website. Well written open talk, that goes to tell you that they know the traffic problems and possible solutions. First up, a clear admission of the problem:

Safety - how do we enforce it?

silkboard - 10-AUG-2007

Road safety isn't only about rash driving, seat-belts or using cellphones. A thing like this (pic on left) can easily turn into that (pic on right): [flickr-photo:id=1071731120,size=m][flickr-photo:id=1070866891,size=m] Isn't it? What if you were riding or driving behind the blue truck (above) when its load came crashing down on the road?

Live traffic from BTIS

shas3n - 8-AUG-2007

We are really glad that BTIS and Mapunity have come up with a wonderful system to track the traffic situation in Bangalore in realtime. So next time you are planning your outing, visit this page to check the latest about traffic.