That’s it. Now get ready to digest the real Bangalore:
Supposedly the Pub capital of the country. Last order is taken at 10:30pm and by 11pm either you get out or you are thrown out.
Though the IT boom hit the city pretty early the infrastructure is still trying to cope up. No respite.
Roads are like village roads, come to Banerghatta Road for example.
You will find Traffic Police at the weirdest locations. For example – just ahead of a major traffic jam in a junction you may find 3 of them waiting to make some money out of a poor biker for some reason (instead of helping de-congest the traffic just a few steps away).
You may spot a speed gun traffic vehicle on the busiest of roads! What do they plan to do? Catch me if am struggling to go to the 3rd gear?
I particularly like this one – Spot a Bus Stop right AT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL. Mind you these are officially designated stops.
The road dividers have been altered with, every 50 meters – every house owner beside the road wants to directly enter, fair enough! You buy a house and own a part of the road as well, including divider.
A flyover/ underpass construction work takes a minimum of 3 years to complete and as soon as its ready, it’s already congested as it was not planned properly considering the growth of the city. And that too it’s made at the wrong places, I guess only where it’s makes sense (read money) for few folks!
There are so many one way roads in the city that crossing them is not next to but completely impossible! At places there are 5 lanes, on a 1 way road.
There’s hardly any Skywalks/ over-bridge in the city, crossing roads for pedestrians is a nightmare. Next to all malls there are so many pedestrians crossing that it’s pretty easy for them to get hit. Such a simple task to build an over-bridge and make roads safer!
Auto drivers are the real Auto RAJA, hence the title – ‘Auto Raja’ is not hypothetical. They will ask you for double the rate in broad daylight, ask for night fare at 7pm and NEVER give your change back! Yes, everything I said has been experienced personally.
Bangalore Metro is another joke, only 6 kms came up after a decade it seems, god knows when the rest will come up.
As soon as you get out of the train, the exit points are so ill planned that you’ll get confused that it an age old railway station.
The Metro stations are at the most cramped places with absolutely zero car parking space. Totally Metro enthusiast unfriendly!
There’s a Toll to be paid even when the raod itself is not ready! Ah The best city in India to live in – Bangalore.
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