Ambulance stuck in traffic for 45 minutes
Ambulance stuck in traffic for 45 minutes
AKANKSHA MEHROTRA
DC | BENGALURU
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Seshadri Roadwitnessed a heart rending scene on Saturday afternoon with an ambulance stuck in the traffic jam for almost 45 minutes. There were no traffic cops around to help the ambulance clear the traffic on the heavily jammed road.
Traffic movement has been reduced to a snail’s pace on Seshadri Road because of the road widening project near Maharani College. This halted traffic movement for nearly an hour on Saturday afternoon.
The ambulance repeatedly sounded its siren seeking place to move through the heavily congested road but to no avail. Commuters who were stuck in the jam tried their best to make way but could not because of the large number of vehicles.
“The city traffic police should be blamed for the jam. The traffic cops should be present at such places where infrastructure projects are being implemented to ensure that the roads are not clogged. It was pathetic to see an ambulance stuck in the jam for more than 45 minutes with no one around to clear the jam,” said a commuter, Ramesh Patil.
But DCP, North, P.S.Rane denied the reports on the absence of traffic cops near spot where the road is being widened.
“There are always 2-3 traffic cops on Seshadri Road to ensure that traffic is not disrupted because of the road widening project.
Even if we deploy more cops on this road, vehicular movement will still be slow because of the ongoing project. Traffic will only get back to normal once the road widening project is over. If we had been informed about the ambulance that was stuck in the jam, we would have sent more cops to clear the traffic,” he added.
The police is also planning to divert traffic because of the work to be undertaken at Maharani Junction which will be blocked. “Once this work is over, it will take less time for commuters to go to KR circle,” Mr Rane added.
posted by The Bangalorean @ 3/08/2009 07:59:00 AM
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Going to the dogs
A few months back if we asked anyone in Bangalore what they liked best about the city and pat the answer would come ‘the weather’ and then the inevitable ‘safest city for women in India’. I chose Bangalore over Delhi precisely for the same reason. But of course today, the answer is quite different. Not only the weather but the status of being the safest city is in question.
Is Bangalore going backwards or simply going to the dogs?
A place where petty things like the clothes women wear has become the thing to talk about cannot possibly be advancing. Clothes are just an excuse though. Women whether skimpily clad or fully clothed have become victims. The freedom that we talk about is non-existent. When we have to think about what could happen when we walk about the cities alone or sometimes even with male friends how can we think about big ideas. When a constant fear of our own people envelope us how can we advance.
The usual answer from the critics is we should fight back. But do we know how to?
What can we do about this?
WHO CARES.... NO VALUE FOR HUMAN BEINGS...IF U CANT MANAGE THE TRAFFIC BLOCK THE ROAD PL. WHY ALLOW DRIVING AND GET STUCK . DIVERT THE TRAFFIC AND CONTOL THEM IN THE ROADS WHERE FREE MOVEMENT IS EXISTING. V HAVE NO REGARD FOR TIME AND FUEL. JUST WASTE THEM.
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