Traffic Talk

The Bangalore Traffic Police (BTP) seems to have new arsenal - an Andriod app for Bangalore road users. The app has been developed Shree Manu, an employee with a software firm, who builds apps as a hobby. Manu initially approached the BTP with a location finder app called Wherez U, that he had developed post the Nirbhaya incident in Delhi. The BTP posted a link to the app on its Facebook page, and the app was received rather well; it has been downloaded about 4000 times so far. Following this, a user gave feedback saying that it would be useful…

The Adugodi Annual Chariot Festival, Rathasapthami, starts on February 6th and will go on up to 9am, February 7th, 2014. During the festival, there will be a large gathering, public movement and many pavement stalls in Adugodi. This is likely to affect movement of traffic in and around Adugodi.Plan your travel for tomorrow well in advance to avoid getting caught in likely traffic jams.  The Adugodi traffic police will divert vehicular movement on Adugodi Main Road, in view of large crowds coverging on Muni Chinnappa School for the Rathasapthami festival and other religious rituals. Alternative routes:- Vehicles coming from Madivala…

In his latest notes on Bangalore Traffic Police's (BTP) Facebook page, Praveen Sood, Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) discussed problem areas, which are known to cause commuter issues. A snapshot of the note posted by Praveen Sood. Credit :BTP Facebook page. Titled, ‘K R Puram problem', in the note posted on 22nd August, Sood said that hundreds had posted on the page about the narrowing of the road under KR Puram hanging bridge while going from Hebbal towards Marathahalli, causing bottlenecks. He said that the solution to the issue was not easy as the adjacent lane to the road belonged…