The road from Anandarao Circle towards Cubbon Park is called Sheshadri road. This was a fairly wide road and lined up with tall and wide trees on either side. Last year, the powers be decided this has to be widened further to ensure smoother traffic flow. They chopped down all the trees and widened the road. Has traffic flow improved? Yes, marginally. Many of us strongly feel, with proper planning this could have been achieved. This road is to be one of the coolest places in Bangalore even in mid summer. Now, it is scorching thanks to lack of foliage.
The latest victim of these activities is the Mysore Road. Here is a picture to show you what is happening!
This road is wide enough. The real problem? Unruly motorists who don't give a damn! Forget people respecting rules and regulations. They don't have respect for their lives nor other peoples lives. Drivers/Riders from extreme left veer change their minds and turn right and vice versa. Two wheeler riders, ride on footpaths - come on, footpaths are meant for people walking! Then, there are honk happy drivers - cab drivers, owner driven high end cars. The guy in front of you has someone in front of him/her, and that guy has someone in front of him/her, and traffic is moving slowly. Just by honking, you think, the road will open up like the sea did for Moses?
And then, people have stopped at the signal and are waiting for it to go green. Now, we also have counters displaying how much time is left before it goes green. There we have these great drivers honking and swearing at the people in front of them as if signals don't exist for them.
Who are these great people anyway? They are you and me! We are all educated, know our manners, the good, the bad et al.
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