Traffic

The last weekend of this year proved to be rather trau matic for several commut ers traversing the arterial Mumbai-Pune Expressway route, with a profusion of traffic snarls being the first thing to greet them. Given that it was a long weekend for several working professionals, both the Expressway and routes to popular locations like […]

It was certainly a lesson far too costly for the family of 19-year-old Tushar Gupta who died in a road accident near Balewadi on November 26. Tushar had left home on his bike around 7.30pm to buy some savouries for the children at home when a water tanker hit him from behind, toppling him to

Data compiled by the traf fic branch of the Pune police shows that more than 8,000 errant drivers have already been booked for the offence, this year since January . The tally so far, with about 40 days before the year-end, is almost double that of 2014 and a four-fold increase over 2013.By law, use

This has not only caused traffic and public transport issues in the city to pile up, but also effectively means that the overall traffic situation remains unimproved. Some autorickshaw unions and All India Motor Transport (AIMT) sent letters demanding that the meeting be convened. However, there has been no response from traffic cops. While RTO

In the last one-and-a-half years, over 1,250 cameras have been installed at over 450 locations in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad areas. This is part of a safe city project, initiated by the state government. The number of cameras will only rise, as several private institutions like buildings, housing societies, shops and religious places plan to integrate

तिन्ही बाजूंनी जेधे चौकाच्या दिशेने येणारी वाहने… त्यांच्यामधून जीव मुठीत धरून रस्ता ओलांडणारे पादचारी… उड्डाणपुलासाठी बांधलेल्या खांबाना चुकवीत त्यातून मार्ग काढीत पुढे निघालेल्या पीएमपीच्या गाड्या… अन्‌ रस्त्यातच पीएमपीशी स्पर्धा करीत प्रवाशांना बोलावत रिक्षासह थांबलेले रिक्षाचालक. स्वारगेटची ही रोजची स्थिती. सर्वांच्याच सवयीची झालेली. जेधे चौकातून सातारा रस्त्याकडे जाताना तर सर्वांचाच जीव घाबराघुबरा होतो. कारण बीआरटी मार्गाने

जेधे चौक, डेक्‍कन, विद्यापीठ चौक, नळ स्टॉप, इंजिनिअरिंग कॉलेज, कात्रज आणि हडपसर गाडीतळ अशा काही प्रमुख चौकांमध्ये वाहनचालकांना दररोज वाहतूक कोंडीचा सामोरे जावे लागत असून, ही कोंडी कधी फोडणार, असा प्रश्‍न नागरिकांतून विचारला जात आहे. पायाभूत सुविधा, चौकातील स्थिती आणि वाहनसंख्येचा अभ्यास करून उपाययोजनाही केल्याने शहरातील काही चौकांतील कोंडी फोडण्यात वाहतूक शाखेला बऱ्यापैकी यश आले

Last November, Deepak Gogate, a resident of Baner, was hit by a speeding motorcyclist travelling on the wrong side of Baner Road. He suffered serious muscular injuries and had to undergo physiotherapy for several months. A cervical collar and braces on his elbows are painful reminders of the accident. People driving on the wrong side