Bengaluru: Private bus drivers flout traffic rules on Outer Ring Road
8 years, 8 months ago

Bengaluru: Private bus drivers flout traffic rules on Outer Ring Road

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: A member of Whitefield rising has filmed blatant violation of traffic rules by a private bus during peak hours on the Outer Ring Road near Mahadevapura. This particular video, of a private bus moving in wrong side of the road and posing a hazard to other motorists, was also put on the Bangalore Traffic Police website by one Gaurav Goel, but no action has so far been taken against the erring driver. This clearly shows that such violations are rampant on this stretch and private bus drivers do it with impunity, thereby putting the lives of those who abide by traffic rules in danger. Goel updated his Facebook status, “On day two, again I filmed two buses willfully driving on the wrong side of the road during peak hours on ORR, near Mahadevapura.

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