Auto lanes may be allotted to BMTC

Auto lanes may be allotted to BMTC
Wednesday December 5 2007 13:59 IST

Express News Service

BANGALORE: The Bangalore City Traffic Police are planning to change autorickshaw lanes on some of the roads into dedicated lanes for the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) buses.

According to Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic and Security) K C Rammurthy, they are planning to change autorickshaw lanes into dedicated bus lanes based on the recommendation of traffic experts.

“We will discuss the proposal with Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation officials,” Rammurthy said.

The width of the present autorickshaw lane is 2.3 metres, while buses need 3.5 metres,” Rammurthy also said.

The Police, sources said, have been contemplating making the changes as many three-wheelers are not strictly following the lane discipline and it is very difficult for the police to enforce the same on all the roads.