Bus-only lanes turn free for all,commuters suffer

  • | Tuesday | 18th September, 2018

Though some police personnel and PMPML wardens can be seen during morning hours, they disappear once it’s dark. For the six PMPML wardens posted along the corridor, it is difficult to control the entire stretch. The civic body should widen the road,” he said.Resident Neelima Sankar sometimes a traffic warden can be seen just staring at the vehicles without reacting. Where are the police and the traffic wardens?” Ingle asked.The PMPML’s claims of taking action against vehicles entering the Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) corridor has fallen flat, at least on the Fatimanagar-Hadapsar corridor. During weekends, the whole road is in a chaos,” she said.A PMPML official said the traffic wardens were doing their job, but they needed more help from police.

PUNE: Hadapsar resident Vishal Ingle stopped driving into the Fatimanagar-Hadapsar BRTS corridor around two months ago following reports of several accidents on the bus lanes and PMPML starting to crack the whip on vehicles illegally entering the stretch.“Though I have stopped using the corridor, I want to know what the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (PMPML) is doing to make the lanes safe. While driving back home in the evening from work during late evening hours, I find the corridor in a mess with all kinds of vehicles jostling for space. Where are the police and the traffic wardens?” Ingle asked.The PMPML’s claims of taking action against vehicles entering the Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) corridor has fallen flat, at least on the Fatimanagar-Hadapsar corridor. Though some police personnel and PMPML wardens can be seen during morning hours, they disappear once it’s dark. Besides, the transport utility’s announcement that MSRTC buses will not be allowed on the corridor has also fallen flat.Yatish Jadhav, a working professional, admitted that he regularly drives through the corridor while coming back from work. “The road along the corridor is narrow and crammed. Using the corridor is the best option. There have been occasions when I have to drive with PMPML buses following me in full speed. The civic body should widen the road,” he said.Resident Neelima Sankar sometimes a traffic warden can be seen just staring at the vehicles without reacting. “I don’t think anyone is serious towards improving the conditions. During weekends, the whole road is in a chaos,” she said.A PMPML official said the traffic wardens were doing their job, but they needed more help from police. For the six PMPML wardens posted along the corridor, it is difficult to control the entire stretch. “We stop vehicles during day time, especially between 8am and 11am. But once it’s dark, we don’t dare. The vehicles speed past and don’t stop. It can cost us our lives,” a warden said.PMP Pravasi Manch Sanjay Shitole said, “The BRTS corridors have become death traps because the civic body ignored the safety norms. The only way to solve the problem is to install electronic gates.”

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