Govt must ensure safety on NICE road

The road that's supposed to bypass Bangalore traffic has become a death trap with unregulated traffic. Government needs to take note, says a citizen.

NICE road has been a boon for South Bengalureans, in achieiving connectivity from Tumkur Road to Hosur Road, especially for the trucks coming from Tumkuru side all the way from Maharashtra and going towards Tamilnadu. This also helps commute within Bengaluru such as from Kengeri to Electronic City, Banashankari to Electronic City etc.

NICE Road

However it has been a death trap due to the enormous number of accidents. This road is not being treated as a highway but as a race track! 100 kmph is the minimum speed maintained on this road by cars. The parking lane on the extreme left is also being used by cars to overtake from the left which many drivers would not expect.

Five years ago, when I was with my grandmother in a hospital, I met a couple who had their son admitted in the same hospital due to multiple fractures. The couple were worried about their son. He along with four of his friends was taking a joy ride on the NICE road in a Swift car at 160 kmph. They could not negotiate a curve and hit straight onto a rock. Two of their friends died on the spot, two were bedridden.

I was recently travelling on the PES link road. I was at 100 kmph whereas a Benz car with temporary registration came and disappeared. Driver was almost at 200 kmph. A small mistake by me would have cost me my life.

We are using NICE road like AutoBahn in Germany. The quality and maturity of drivers in AutoBahn is totally different compared to NICE road. Even in the US, in east coast, most of the Interstate Expressways limit speed to 65 mph which is roughly 110kmph and state highways at 55 mph which is around 85kmph. 

Look at the way bike enthusiasts run their bikes to commit suicide:

Kheny, the project proponent, is objecting to monitoring of this stretch by Bangalore Traffic Police. Police are not monitoring it on their own and punishing the offenders too. It has become a rich man’s car race track. Poor bikers (not enthusiasts who come here to die) do travel on this stretch without any safety.

Government of Karnataka must do something or citizens should go to court to restrict speeds on this death trap road.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Similar Story

Why the Tamil Nadu Urban Employment Scheme saw limited success in Chennai

While the scheme initially helped workers get jobs in Chennai and other urban centres, the implementation has been half-hearted at best.

Launched in 2022, the Tamil Nadu Urban Employment Scheme (TNUES) aims to provide employment opportunities to urban households through local public works at minimum wages. With this initiative, Tamil Nadu joined Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha and Jharkhand, which were implementing similar programmes, essentially extending MGNREGA to urban areas. Economists and urban development scholars have advocated these programmes, especially post the COVID-19 pandemic, as an important social safety net for the livelihood security of urban informal workers. In Tamil Nadu and other states, such schemes highlight the need and demand for social security measures. Implementation through urban local bodies This article delves into the implementation of…

Similar Story

Residents protest high charges for name change in Tambaram property tax records

The revised fees for name change in the property tax documents were not widely publicised by the Tambaram City Municipal Corporation.

In August/September this year, Chennai resident Rajiv attempted to update his name in the property tax records of his flat in Chromepet. The Tambaram City Municipal Corporation (TCMC) rejected his online application and asked him to file the papers offline. He was also told to pay Rs10,000 towards the charges for a name change. Finding this amount excessive, he brought the issue to the attention of the press. A local reporter investigated the matter and contacted the TCMC Commissioner, who allegedly disputed the high fees at first. However, after consulting officials, he later confirmed that such a fee is mandatory, per…