Re: Rants on Bangalore's traffic situation In the month of March, I had posted how the Bengaluru Traffic Police managed to flag down 2 Staff buses belonging to Siemens for Violating the "No Entry" Rule. This act was something that was unusual and commendable.
Here is that post : ||BTP Stop 2 Siemens Buses for Violating one way Rule||
After few weeks of this, it was business as usual. These buses were back on this stretch abusing the No Entry rule and merrily reaching their destination earning brownie points from the sleeping staff for having made them reach their office 5 minutes earlier through a short cut.
So I happened to pull over on a regular weekday morning the Madiwala Police Station Junction and spoke to cops: Quote: Me: Sir, how are these Green buses allowed to enter the junction from a road that has banned entry for Buses? Don't you stop them? Cop: We make an try of these in our book (There was no book in his hand anyway) and send notices. Me: Only few weeks before, I had appreciated your work when you stopped 2 of these buses and now I see them breaking this rule so easily right in your presence Cop: Saar, they "Escape" our eyes when we are regulating traffic on Market road Me: But now they are passing you right as we talk!! Cop: No sir, don't worry, we will book them Me: Thank you! (and I leave) |
Yesterday was all the more interesting. One shot and 2 Birds.
A Siemens Staff bus not only jumps a signal but also merrily enters a No-Entry road and I was quick to post that on BTP's FB Page and received a standard response that we all know.
So I take this up with one of my friend who works for Siemens and he posts this in on their Intranet site yesterday and also gives me 2 email IDs to whom I can mail this. I assumed things will be taken care due to that Intranet post but this is what happens today at the same junction when 2 of these buses again entered this road:
In the above Video at 20s you can notice how a Staff bus belonging to Infosys still takes the designated route via Madiwala Market.
So finally, I send a detailed email to Siemens representatives this morning as below hoping that they take some action else I will copy them and write to DCP Traffic and Madiwala Traffic Police. The menace (or rather Hooliganism) by these ruffians needs to stop: Quote: From: Parag Sachania <AAA.BBB@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 8:06 AM
Subject: Regular abuse of "No Entry" rule by Siemens Staff buses
To: XXX@siemens.com, YYY@siemens.com
Dear XXX and YYY,
I am writing to you with regards to regular and frequent violation of Traffic rules by Siemens Staff buses between St. Johns Hospital Signal and Madiwala Police Station (Total Mall Junction).
Ever since this stretch has been made 2 way to facilitate concretization of Madiwala Market Road, there is a ban on entry of HCVs, LCVs and TTs and they need to reach Madiwala Police Station Junction via Krupanidhi Junction and Madiwala Market.
However, over the last few months, I have been witnessing company buses contracted by Siemens regularly entering this road between 0700 and 0720am on weekdays while all the other company buses take the designated route via Market.
I have captured these violations and even posted on BTP Facebook page once appreciating how they once stopped 2 Siemens buses for violating this rule. This was in March, 2016 and here is the good work by BTP: https://www.Youtube.com/watch?v=MRY53sJrl2g
After few days, things were back to normal and these buses again violated No entry.
Yesterday morning, this Bus again belonging to Siemens not only abused the No Entry rule, but also jumped a Traffic light that was Red: https://www.Youtube.com/watch?v=Wvfnphniry8
Today I saw 2 buses entering this road very casually while an Infosys Bus (you can see that at 20 Seconds of this clip) take the proper road: https://www.Youtube.com/watch?v=3ryA0sLrOX4
If you are concerned with Transport for the organization, I request you to stop this hooliganism on roads as you represent a Brand in the market. Please let me know the action you take on my complaint else I will be writing to DCP East along with Madiwala Traffic Police Station an email regarding the same.
On another note, I have evidences of your buses speeding at 100 KMPH and driven rashly on BETL stretch through my Dashcam. I have nothing in particular about Siemens buses but if you look at the Videos, you will notice how its only Siemens buses who very casually break traffic rules.
Regards,
Parag |
Last edited by paragsachania : 3rd June 2016 at 09:05.
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