yes thats perfectly said !! i live in Wilson garden and hosur road was so much more better !! but its a real pain now!! and i used take 10 mins to go to school from my place to richmond circle in 2000 now it takes nearly 30 min for 4km ride ..nevez any idea of the sirens wich go off in traffic signals these days ??wat are they for ??

Sirens/buzzer are for special pedestrian's(hearing impaired) safety, Also gives gives everyone in the junction a 30 sec window to cross the road since there would Red signal for vehicular movement all around.

I stay in hulimavu and commute daily on bannerghatta road(hulimavu-dairy circle stretch)and believe me,people are absolutely senseless.Most of them have absolutely no regard for rules,and the volume of traffic just keeps increasing(It is partly due to easy connectivity from bg road to electronic city)...dunno how effective this will be,but hope for the best.The main factors they have to consider is lots of junctions,narrow roads(except for the wockhardt hospital stretch wrt bg road ie)...Can't blame the police,coz what can they do if they have hundreds of new vehicles adding on to existing traffic everyday... hope technology comes to their rescue...

Yes, this information is correct.

Bangalore was pensioners paradise, sweet silent city, no traffic hassles, Nice weather (even Fans were not required 7-8 years back). But it changed when Mr Krishna decided to make it an IT hub as state needed funds to run the State as farming\minning was in the hand of goons.
However, the mistakes were that they should have developed it on outskirts like Gurgaon & Noida and leave the City Centers as they area. In this manner we would have helped the city and developed the nearby areas.
I still remember how politicians and diplomats tried all the tricks of the game to stop closure of the Old Airport as it was helping their businesses like Leela and others.
Further, the steps taken by Mr Sood are in right direction. Hope they continue..

you can check about cameras on BTIS - Bangalore Transport Information System all the camera's are listed here, its nothing new, its a very old news just reprinted and gone remote control, sony world signal has camera for a long time but still its worse come anytime. Camera is fitted just ahead of sony world on a pole, you can see it round black like the one's in our office.

I dunno abt how cops are improving but i saw many harassing road side vendors even a day before diwali to get bribe.

One of the main culprits are BMTC buses, its a good system but drivers drive anywhere, its as bad as blueline of Delhi if not worse. My main reason of buying a 2 wheeler at Bangalore was bad public transport! In mumbai i never thought of it. I feel cops should be more strict towards heavy vehicles rather than taking monthly bribes.

Also Our office cabs are no less...i feel public transport should improve. I understand many ppl saying migration made city bad, but most ppl who work in gurgaon stay in Delhi, there is more migration in Delhi and Mumbai. Even the gurgaon 6 lane highway is being planned to be done 12 lane now, its just that Bangalore misses on planing and ppl itself caring less for the city.

How many xbhpian click pics of bad roads they travel, cheating cops and send it to TOI or something.

I have been riding in Bangalore for the last 1 year now and all i can say is that the traffic is really horrible here. The signals just go on forever. I have seen nothing like this happen in over 24 years that i have lived in Hyderabad(even though some ppl might disagree on this). Hope things are going to improve for the good.

i HOPE you feel the other way round when you stand in the opposite part of the siganl

now most of the siganls are manually-controlled because fo the crazy increase in PCU during rush hours. so wot the cops do is stop one part of the traffic (read a junction) for like 3-4 mins, leave the other side open and the same will apply for rest of the chunks.
this has proved success though it will take lot of time to finish one chunk of vehincles to move out! but this surely helps traffic move faster.

List!

Surveillance Camera

Objectives: Surveillance Camera collects real time video from the specified locations by using Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) dome camera system and transmits the image to the Traffic Control Center through an IP network.

List of Surveillance Cameras (166 total):
Adugodi Junction
Koramangala Water Tank
Sony World (koramangala 80ft rd)
UCO Bank ( Forum )
Devara Besana Halli Junction
ISRO Junction - airport road
Kadu besanahalli
Ashirwadam Junction
Ashok Nagar Jn(Shule circle)
Cash Pharmacy Junction
D'Souza Circle
OPERA Junction
Banashankari Bus Stand Junction
Hennur Road - ORR Jn.
Chamrajpet 5th Main Junction
K.R Road & Bharathi Nursing Home junction
Hoysala circle Kengeri upanagara
Attiguppe Circle
Chandra layout near water tank
Kimco Jn. (Mysore Road)
Mysore Road - Ring Road Jn.
Mysore Road near Madhu petrol bunk
Rajarajeshwari Junction
Royan Circle
Chikkjala
Vidyanagar
Briyand Circle
Shanthala Junction
Basaveswara Circle ( LH )
Indian Express Junction
K.R. Circle
Police Timmaiah Circle
Kodigehalli gate jn
Platform
Shivanand Circle
Byappanahalli (suranjandas & OM road jn)
CMH Rd & Indiranagar 80ft Road Jn (13th Mn & 80 ft ) jn
Indiranagar ESI hospital junction
OM Road NGEF junction
Sony world (I.Ngr 12th Main & I.Ngr 100 ft rd jn)
Arbondo Circle
South End Circle
Syndicate Bank Circle - Jayanagar
Ring road Ullal junction
Basappa Circle
Minerva Circle
Kanakapur road Konanakunte junction
HSR 14th Main
Sarjapur Road - ORR Jn. (Iblur)
Silk Board
Navrang Theatre Jn.
BTM 16th Main - ORR Jn.
J.D. Mara Junction
Rajaji Nagar Entrance
Jayamahal road CIAL cross
Bhashyam Circle
Mekhri Circle
Coles Park
Kamraj Road
ASC Junction
Begum Mahal Junction
Hosmat Junction
Kensington oval junction
Hudson Circle
N.R. Square
Police Corner
Town Hall
SBM Junction
Upparpet Junction
Dhobi Ghat Jn.
Marenahalli Jn. (Vijaynagar)
Shankara Mutt Circle (VIJAYANAGARA)
Bagalur cross
Byatranyapura (Amrita halli cross)
Hunsemarrenhalli Jn
Kogilu cross Jn
Yelhanka By pass
BEL Circle
Kuvempu Circle, BEL
7th Mn 1st Block Jn Aishwarya Dept
Madiwala Police Station (Check post)
Mico Bande Jn(Bannerughatta Jn)
Srinivagilu (Ejipura) Junction
Wipro junction
Kuvempu Circle, HAL Main Gate
Manipal Hospital
Marathalli Junction
Arts & Craft Circle
Campbell Road Junction
Garuda Mall Jn
Lower Agaram Junction(India garage)
Mayo Hall Jn.
Nanjappa circle
Richmond Circle
Devegowda petrol bunk (Rani channamma circle)
JSS Junction
NCERT
Kammanahalli
Ullasappa Jn
Vani vilas road & Shankarmutt road junction
Medical College Circle
Minto Jn.
Sadahalli
Binny mill junction
Anil Kumble Circle
Coffee Board Junction
Maharani College Circle
Queens statue circle (Jewels De Paragon)
SBI circle
Siddalingiah Junction
Veeranna Palya- BEL (H.O.) jn
Bhadrappa layout jn
Hebbal Fly over jn
Nanjappa Circle (Vidyaranyapura)
Chandrika Junction
High ground Old PS
LRDE Junction
Windsor manor rotary
BEML Gate jn - Suranjandas rd jn
Big BazaarJn ( Pharmed factory Jn)
Jayanagar 27 th cross (Jaya nagar 4th main)
Srigandakavulu
ESI Hospital Jn
Dr. Rajkumar road 10th cross junction
Dr. Rajkumar road 17th cross junction
Karnataka Bhavan jn
Malleswaram 18th Cross Junction Sampige rd jn
Margosa road 18th Cross junction
mill corner junction (Sampige road )
Modi Bridge jn
RRR (Okalipuram)
29 th BTM Road Jn
Arakere Gate
Bileka halli Junction
Dairy Circle
Sagar Apollo junction
T.V.S. Cross Junction
Bhashyam Circle - Rajajinagar
FTI Jn .(Kanteerava studio)
M.S. Ramaiah Hospital
Sadashivanagar Jn.
Hains junction
Manipal Centre
Naga theater junction - ulsoor
Queens Road (Vetenary Hospital)
Shivaji Nagar Intersection (BRV)
Thomas Bakery
Tyagi Henagalavarayan
Adigas jn (Ulsoor Rd Dickenson Rd)
Domlur water tank Jn
Devanga Hostel
Anand Rao Jn
Elite Junction
K.G. Junction
Sagar Theatre Junction
Havanur Circle (Basaveshwarnagar)
Shivanahalli junction on W.O.C road
Graphite India Junction
Hope - Form Junction
Kundenahalli Gate
K.H junction
Lalbagh Main Gate
Nimhans Jn.
Siddapura Jn.
Urvashi Junction
Yelahanka Circle

Enforcement Cameras:
Objectives:
a. Red speed enforcement camera click photos of motorists who jump traffic signals or cross stopline or exceed speed limit.
b. Violators are sent challans through Automation Enforcement Center within 7 days

List of Enforcement Cameras:
Cubbon road - Kamraj road junction
Hennur road - Outer ring road junction
Kuvempu Circle (BEL)
Sadashivnagar police station
Devegowda petrol bunk

Thanks @vas this is awesome information.

Whatever modifications gets done and what all tech they add; I never believe that those cops of Banglore will ever stop extracting bribe or petty from other state number platewala poor professionals and visitors and torturing them

well this happens in every state including "the GOD's own country"
this can be debated by creating a new thread- COP behaviours
or this thread wud contain only OT replies if i start off with the things

PEACE!

WOW!! hope this investment doesnt go waste just as the others did.. Remember.. the govt had invested on those oxygen kiosks for the cops to get some fresh air.. Am sure most of them are using it to escape the rain or rest their butts..

Hmmmmm. Should remember the list of enforcement cameras.. dont want to get into the trouble of paying the fine at the court.. Thanks guru ..

Why create a thread for those... If you have all your documents and ride sanely then why fear the cops? rules aren't meant to be broken always.. rules are made after some analysis and brainstorming.. a single cop cant implement a rule cuz he feels he right. it goes thru a whole process before being implemented.. After such a process if a person still intends to break the rules then he ought to be punished..

And when it comes cops keeping a close eye on registration numbers not belonging to that particular state, i feel there should be no problem if you have paid the appropriate tax.. If the residents of that particular state is subjected to such taxes then the others who intend to reside there should be subjected to the same tax.. yes i agree that the tax bracket should be uniform across all states but until such a thing happens one must abide by the rule book.. i dont go scot free cuz i reside here. the cops fine me if i am wrong, but if you get aggressive and counter argue dont expect the fine to come any lower..
i agree there are cops who take bribes, but if you are disgusted with it then dont support it.. take the chalan and pay it at the court..

In my opinion, all this hitech gadgetry comes to a naught without an accurate database of vehicle owners. Does Bengaluru have one? I will be surprised to know if it does.

If they can attach the unpaid penalties to the vehicle number, then the owners will take more care in following rules. Coz in time, the attached penalties will lessen the value of the vehicle drastically and it would be in the interest of the owners to make sure that the penalties are paid. This can be enforced whether the rider is the owner or not. If the rider is not the owner, then the onus is on the owner to extract the penalty amount from the violator and pay it up.

Prajwal

This is just the start. Already in Hyderabad the traffic challans are being tracked. Whenever police stops a vehicle they check challan status for that vehicle - tracks them with their handhelds. Though not deployed everywhere, they are using it. To make things simpler they have devised out a mechanism where a police man can sms vehicle number to get challan and insurance status.

Already car traders and some buyers are checking for challan status on traffic police website or call center before buying.

This info will slowly be used by Insurance companies to categorize you and thereby give you discounts or loading on your vehicle insurance.

Eventually this will go on to your driving licenses too... heard of the point system in the Americas and the Europe?

I noticed that traffic cameras along with flash are getting installed at more and more junctions. This is apart from the traffic monitoring cameras that were placed months back that now exist at most junctions.