Bangalore Traffic Problems - PDF version

Our traffic - do we have a problem ?

Total vehicles : 32 Lakh

1500 new vehicles added every day

Private vehicles comprise 90 % .

Traffic on most major roads is 2-3 time the capacity.

High vehicle population

In April 2008, source - Bangalore Traffic Police

Every day:There are 27 serious accidents.3 people die21 people are injured.

1100 people died in road accidents in 2007, while 500 people dies in 2000.

Accidents

Speed in rush hour

2008 : 15 km. / hr.1 hour Koramangala to Hebbal.

2010 : 10 km. / hr. ?1.5 hrs. Koramangala to Hebbal.

2012 : 5 km. / hr. ?3 hrs. Koramangala to Hebbal.

High commute times

Pic. Courtesy CSE

Air pollution is 2 to 3 times acceptable limits on most roads in the city.

Air pollution

We are all dying slow deaths because of this.

http://www.ecocenter.org/dust/ToxicAtAnySpeed.pdf

Think you are safe in your car ?Think again !

PBDEs (fire retardants in plastics) cause neuro-developmental damage, thyroid hormone disruption and liver toxicity. Phthalates (in fabric softeners) cause birth defects, impaired learning, liver toxicity, premature births, and early puberty. Your car has large amounts of both these.

Levels of Carbon Monoxide, a highly poisonous gas, can be up to 10 times higher in the car than outside. Levels of toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can be 4-5 times higher.

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Roads do not belong to pedestrians and cyclists anymore.Even footpaths do not belong to pedestrians.

Pedestrians and cyclists – zero access

Pic. courtesy Citizen Matters

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Loss of green cover

70 % reduction in green cover in last 40 years.

Bangalore is an urban heat island (UHI), an area significantly warmer than its surroundings.Caused by replacing vegetation by asphalt and concrete for roads, buildings.

10 % reduction in vegetation can increase temperature by 4 deg. C.

Temperature rise

Of course we have a problem !

Death by accidents Death by secondary smoking

Temperature rise Loss of green cover

Astronomical commute times Poisoning in your own car

If you want to work towards solving the problem,contact

Vinay Sreenivasavinay.sreenivasa@yahoo.com98805-95032

OR

Roshni Nuggehalliroshnugg@gmail.com