[srvm]

Originally Posted by vharihar

Yesterday I drove on Surajandas Rd (connecting HAL Old Airport Rd to OMR), and was shocked to see very big, ungainly-designed axle-breaker kind speedbreakers being built in front of some defence establishment (I forget which). It's a surefire recipe for disaster! If they had to build a speedbreaker, they could have simply built the *hump* kinds......

So I visited ADE for official reasons today and I have an update on this.

Apparently an ADE employee lost his/her leg in an accident at this spot sometime back. Hence, the reaction to construct speed breaker near entrance to ADE (on both carriageways).

Also, it seems some common sense prevailed. They have cordoned off this section of the road again today to reduce the size of the hump. Now, I see the size and shape are reasonable but can still catch people by surprise if they don't put up warning boards in advance.

Also, there used to be a spot after ADE (in the direction towards Old Madras road) where the lane close to divider had a nasty pothole which I was always nervous about. They have now filled it up with concrete, though shoddily.

Hope this helps.

[am1m]

Originally Posted by srvm

Apparently an ADE employee lost his/her leg in an accident at this spot sometime back. Hence, the reaction to construct speed breaker near entrance to ADE (on both carriageways).

Very unfortunate, sad to hear that. Completely understandable why they would want speed breakers there then. Glad to hear they are reducing the height of the speed bump, but really wish BBMP would co-ordinate better on these things and do the job themselves instead of leaving it up to other entities.

[srvm]

Originally Posted by am1m

Very unfortunate, sad to hear that. Completely understandable why they would want speed breakers there then. Glad to hear they are reducing the height of the speed bump, but really wish BBMP would co-ordinate better on these things and do the job themselves instead of leaving it up to other entities.

BBMP? Better coordination? Fat chance of that.
I believe you are from this part of the city. So I'm sure you have seen what is the present status of the newly relaid Jeevanbima Nagar Main Road. So many potholes within a year of relaying the tarmac . Vehicles have to zig-zag to avoid numerous potholes between Bimanagar bus stop and TVS service center.

[NPV]

Originally Posted by srvm

Apparently an ADE employee lost his/her leg in an accident at this spot sometime back. Hence, the reaction to construct speed breaker near entrance to ADE (on both carriageways).

I'm surprised they didn't do this earlier (few years ago actually!). A family acquaintance lost his life just near one of the ADE gates, he was knocked off his scooter by a speeding vehicle. This stretch of Suranjan Das Road between both the entry/exit gates (along the BEML railway track) for C V Raman Nagar is where many vehicles speed.

[Nalin1]

I can perfectly understand their reasoning behind the decision. I have witnessed a couple of minor bike accidents right in front of the gate. If all of us ride/drive as per the road conditions and circumstances around why would we ever need road humps, cat eyes, rumble strips etc?. These kind of forced reductions in speed might work 99% of the time. But the other 1% of the time can be disastrous .

By the way, I am also guilty of speeding on this stretch many a time .

[Jaguar]

Originally Posted by NPV

This stretch of Suranjan Das Road between both the entry/exit gates (along the BEML railway track) for C V Raman Nagar is where many vehicles speed.

That is also a stretch that is relatively unlit and doesn't have any commercial or residential activity. In fact, the majority of Suranjan Das Road is like that and probably the reason for higher speeds. I feel the road needs a median and more lighting.

[NPV]

Originally Posted by Jaguar

I feel the road needs a median and more lighting.

The road does have a median now that has come up in parts over the last few years. And just last week the BEML to CV Raman Nagar stretch got new LED street lights inaugurated by the local MLA.

In fact this is thanks in part to the PM's visit to ISRO and DRDO during early 2020, that's when the local authorities got started on installing the median along with a temporary setup for street lights (that went away after the PM visit though).

[NPV]

Originally Posted by srvm

Also, it seems some common sense prevailed. They have cordoned off this section of the road again today to reduce the size of the hump. Now, I see the size and shape are reasonable but can still catch people by surprise if they don't put up warning boards in advance.

I don't know if this was done when you saw the place and posted your message.

A friend shared these pictures today, looks much more reasonable and not as unscientific as they were initially.

[srvm]

Originally Posted by NPV

I don't know if this was done when you saw the place and posted your message.

A friend shared these pictures today, looks much more reasonable and not as unscientific as they were initially.
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Yes. This is the present humps. 2 on each carriageway. One in front of Raman gate and one in front of Lakshya gate. I went over the humps yesterday. Definitely biggies but can be tackled in 1st gear without scraping underbody.
I couldn't take pics the day before since ADE doesn't permit smartphone inside.

[Nalin1]

Originally Posted by NPV

I don't know if this was done when you saw the place and posted your message.

A friend shared these pictures today, looks much more reasonable and not as unscientific as they

Had a taste of these this morning. Boards have been put up either side of the hump, but God knows how many eyes will see them, particularly at night. These humps are not small by any means and bikes can fly if missed. Cars may not fly, but passengers will .

[Nalin1]

Breaking news!!!

All the humps have disappeared . Somebody must have realized that they are more likely to cause accidents than prevent.

Their reasons were genuine in installing them, but it was a pathetic idea on that dimly lit stretch.

[NPV]

Originally Posted by Nalin1

Breaking news!!!

All the humps have disappeared . Somebody must have realized that they are more likely to cause accidents than prevent.

My friend who travels on this stretch every morning shared this picture. Good move, heard it was pretty big and dangerous, though I must say from the pictures I saw and posted earlier, it did look fine, I'm sure in reality that wasn't the case. In the last month or so, I haven't had a chance to use that stretch, so no first hand experience!

[NPV]

Question for folks familiar with Jeevan Bima Nagar :
There used to be a Bangalore One centre in the BBMP Ward office building opposite the Water tank. Is this still there or moved to another location nearby ? I thought it's not there anymore after the Garbage collection/segregation unit came up there.
*Gmaps says it's still there (could very well be wrong), so wanted to confirm if someone here knows.

[srvm]

Originally Posted by Nalin1

Breaking news!!!

All the humps have disappeared . Somebody must have realized that they are more likely to cause accidents than prevent.

Their reasons were genuine in installing them, but it was a pathetic idea on that dimly lit stretch.

Originally Posted by NPV

My friend who travels on this stretch every morning shared this picture. Good move, heard it was pretty big and dangerous......

Passed through this section of the road again today. Yep, the humps have been removed so well that that there is no trace of them ever being there!!

Inquired with security guards at ADE on why they were removed. Guess what? They said about 15-20 accidents took place in a matter of 2-3 days due to the unscientific humps The idiots who wanted to prevent accidents at this place, created a monster which created more accidents than it prevented!

All they had to do was put in couple of street lights around the bumps and add couple of warning boards 30m before the humps. Ironically, there are banners all over the place between BEML gate junction and DRDO township thanking the local MLA for LED street lights

[NPV]

Originally Posted by NPV

There used to be a Bangalore One centre in the BBMP Ward office building opposite the Water tank.

Went there this morning and it's still there in the same place but since the building is slightly inside the campus, so the signboard isn't easily visible unless someone is specifically looking out for it, add to it garbage trucks and other vehicles that end up blocking off the building