Driving on a two-wheeler or rather any vehicle near Jakkur (NH-7) Bellary Road during night time is too risky nowadays. The highway is not illuminated with street lights which makes driving miserable. With the high beam of the vehicles rushing in from the opposite direction, one can't make out the path or anybody who is crossing the road. Even after broadening the National Highway(NH-7) the purpose is not served as the public still uses the same highway to reach the other side of the road. Jaywalking is still prevalent and this leads to unavoidable accidents.
Another major problem is the road connecting the Highway just after the railway crossing(People who travel towards Yelahanka can imagine). This road intercepts the highway from the right side which is "weird" and completely blocks the way for the vehicles coming from the opposite direction which leads to Congestion. This part of the highway is controlled by the Traffic police which is totally needless.
A small underpass can be planned to connect to the highway which will end this confusion and wastage of manpower. Addition to this, the Highways can be barricaded on either sides which will reduce Jaywalking and the road medians should never be intercepted and proper exits can be planned which will avoid the needless traffic.
Government should not merely invest on constructing roads but should also invest on the safety of the citizens.
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Good one !!!! Nice last line...Btw, copy cat... copied my template ! :-p
First I emphathise with your concerns. An underpass is an earthly solution that's so much straightforward, one begins to wonder what was covering up the eye$ of engineers deisgning the road to not visualise it. Indeed, it's a risky business to drive on that and many other roads during night nowadays, even more so for 2 wheelers. I remember about a proposal made a few months back where an independently researching company suggested to the government that raising the median height to 5ft will reduce the blinding light of oncoming traffic. I'm sure this suggestion has promply landed itself in a Babu's wastebasket. So much so for the helpful but impractical suggestion.
Next, a word about your title. I think it's not a `Road to Perdition' either literally or figuratively. Literally not because it's the road that leads to your house (and mine) and we don't live in hell; figuratively not because it's just not the right way to express the gravity of death.
- Aravindh
Ley Aravindh,
Median height of 5 feet will be like a great wall of China ...
By Road to Perdition, i meant it will lead you to death and will land you in hell ...
I have spoken to Kumaraswamy dont you worry it we be done
"By Road to Perdition, i meant it will lead you to death and will land you in hell ... "
why hell ? If you die on the road, you would be a victim of someone's else's lapse and may get your sins pardoned and even land in heaven ! :-)
Only Aravindh will land in Hell .. :-)
Now that comment will land you also in hell :-)
My berth is already reserved in HELL!
kindly please always remember that "THIS IS INDIA"....
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