Bengaluru Gets Dedicated Bus Lanes To Cut Down Commute Time

Bengaluru is known for its slow traffic - but most commuters are reluctant to give up the use of their private transport. In a bid to make taking the bus more attractive - the city is trying out a dedicated bus lane in one of the busiest areas - the Outer Ring Road. Thousands of Bengalureans work and commute through this road - one of the most choked areas in a city notorious for its traffic. A dedicated bus lane was introduced here some weeks ago, that has cut the time taken for the bus journey. But not everybody using the road knows about it, and an awareness event was held to highlight the change.
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[@hafeexius]

First step is to actively spread awareness about the bus lanes to the general public for at least 6 months. Also spread awareness that after a set date, any vehicle entering the bus lane other than authorised vehicles would be heavily fined Next step is to place traffic cameras all along the bus lanes, fine any vehicle that either crosses into the bus lane or even crosses the yellow lines. The only way people will follow the rules is when you threaten their wallets. The bigger and more expensive the vehicle, the heavier the fine.

[@bladerunner005]

Lane driving should take place in all major cities.

[@DRLUV1161]

arindom das otherwise defeats the purpose of lanes.

[@fazilbaig6625]

I was riding bike today.. I saw BMTC bus backside sticker says if you reading this sticker your in wrong lane. Now I found the reality...😄

[@adilmech0708]

Auto wala:hold my pom pom horn😂

[@doremon1670]

We want this lane system even in Hyderabad also.

[@baishya775]

It should be done in entire India. Our cities except chandigarh are unplanned which leads to major congestion of traffic

[@dominicj7977]

People complain about traffic without thinking twice that they are the traffic.

[@ravitejarg734]

It would be better if they extend this for ambulance too

[@vaibhav7164]

Emergency vehicles r allowed Ambulance and fire engine r allowed

[@ayanannu7276]

@@vaibhav7164 you have any KZbin channel ?

[@vaibhav7164]

@@ayanannu7276 used to upload video bt now I don't it's been around 2 years since I uploaded

[@bilalomer1675]

Ofcourse it's same for ambulance did you think they will make one more lane for ambulance? Like separate ambulance lane and separate bus lane? Wow smart...

[@vaibhav7164]

@@bilalomer1675 he never told he is expecting a seperate lane for ambulance don't asume things He just sugested that govt shoul let ambulance and fire services as well in this lane as it was not mentioned in the video , and govt has done that

[@salauddinfarhaan2560]

2:25 Look how that car cuts the line

[@rc2k22]

Cities like Pune and Banglore need multi-level roads, atleast 3 levels, one for one side, second for opposite side and the bottom level for casual local traffic. I hope the people awaken and shake their politicians to build multi-level roads, end to end.

[@rc2k22]

@PRAKHAR AWASTHI It can't be done in one go, you have to do it in phases. Each city is divided into hubs/depots of buses. They can pick up one or two routes and see rhe difference, which will motivate them for the next one. People will put pressure on the politicians for taking up next routes and so on... Today most of the tax payers money goes waste in the form of bribery and corruption and this money can be diverted. People must put pressure on the politicians for transperancy. If there is a will, there is a way.

[@gautamraj6911]

we should actually just throw people in different areas of india and make them develop it, all pigs crowding in one or 2 cities then demanding for multi level roads while the rest of india doesnt even have dedicated bus lane huh

[@rc2k22]

@@gautamraj6911 This is not a practical solution. People come to such cities, because of the job opportunities, such cities provide. Throwing out people also means throwing out the companies which give jobs, and the companies may even decide to leave India and setup their companies outside India. Only an idiot will give such kind of suggestions to throw out people.

[@gautamraj6911]

@@rc2k22 Yeah then you already know that people such as you will run away to a more developed nation if opportunity strikes so only an idiot will give levels of road to such people who cant stay in their own place and develop it . you dream of 3 level roads but what have you contributed that you deserve it more than japan? atleast japan dont have place but here like pigs you want to develop only cities while leaving the rest of india without even proper roads? you think entire india's workforce is made up of only cities? youre either drunk or one of those wannabe types that wants what every other country has but does nothing to get it

[@kannadiga6598]

@@gautamraj6911 actually what you said is right. Different places should be developed. Should not fit everything in one place like Bengaluru, Pune. In Karnataka all industrial areas are near to Bengaluru only. So it causes more pressure on this city. Instead of this industries should be set-up in different localities.

[@rahulkrishna1657]

Seperate lane for 2 wheelers is must, who dies most on Indian accidents.

[@rishabhg6120]

They are also responsible for many car accident. They are just criss crossing road as if it is there personal property

[@116-aniruddhtalluri8]

Rishabh Gupta well said!!👍👍

[@ramanathansundaresan6028]

@@rishabhg6120 It's because of the people who drive alone in cars and block half the road... You expect 2 wheeler to wait behind them for hours... they are not sitting in AC cars...

[@c5097170]

Completely agree. Write to someone who can implement this nation-wide. Two and three wheelers are the primary reason why others are not able to follow lanes correctly. They need to be separated out. This is already happening in China where there's a large 2 wheeler population similar to India.

[@nayancoper3425]

Wow what a good step much much appreciated need to be applied in mumbai too

[@userRAVI654]

Brts is a successful example for Indian cities

[@AbDuL-jr9ft]

Pune BRTS is completely a flop idea. It is discarded totally now.

[@ramraghuwanshi2562]

It failed in every city except Ahmedabad

[@spyboy0076]

@@ramraghuwanshi2562 lol do research

[@jenimarai1906]

@@ramraghuwanshi2562 It worked in AHMEDBAD, INDORE.JAIPUR,.DHARWADnot IN

[@ramakrishnan2020]

U have to create a barricade for this separate lane else no one is going to follow here..

[@yashkanodia34]

Its really sad that lack of critical infrastructure has resorted officials to use jugaad. They had planned for the dedicated bus lanes, they scrapped that. The metro construction is still at nascent stage. Despite road tax being one of the highest in the country, the infrastructure suffers as all the tax goes for appeasement of the politician vote base. Government after government, they plan a project, scrap the old one and cycle goes on without completing anything. I dont think many of the people, who are praising it and want it implemented have been in Bengaluru. Most of the cities apart from ours already has an alternate mode such as metro, local trains, trams,etc. Many of them do not have commute more than 5 kms. Bengaluru is so spread out, there is no infrastructure here that has matched it. The extensive bus network is not able to cope pressure of the demand for transportation, which I am sure causes the loss of productivity, if calculated, in the billions. I sympathize with those who say this is better than nothing. Please don't lose hope. We must demand for better infrastructure, including roads, metro, dedicated bus lanes(not like these but something like elevated bus lanes) ,etc. asap. The planners should decide something that comes sooner and covers more area, maybe a hybrid of these may work

[@LuckyTechGuru]

This has failed big time in pune... And caused huge traffic where we never saw it before.. However it was big construction in these areas to make seperate lane divider and bus stops which made other lane narrower causing congestion and traffic.. if we dont block other lanes due to construction etc then it might go well ... e.g. Nagar Road pune

[@sandeshgowda1898]

Namma Bengaluru is the best place , so other states people come and live here 🤦‍♂️

[@fwefhwe4232]

No it's not. Most roads are quite bad and full of potholes. People come to bangalore because of jobs

[@Mr.Mister420]

lol u r stupid

[@abhishekiimcal]

Stupid. Bangalore is being run by all the people from different parts of the country. Everyone wether local or people from outside is responsible for the rise of bangalore as the business hub. Let’s respect that. Don’t be a victim of narrow mindset.

[@sandeshgowda1898]

abhishekiimcal ROFL 😆😆 we request you all migrants from other states to get lost from here , they need our state only because of the best environment here , There are many companies in their states even then they come here settle 😆😆😆😆 finally they need our state itself SAD

[@503945158]

@@sandeshgowda1898You don't own any part of India. Anyone can go live anywhere you uneducated moron.

[@srikantsamal2389]

Need to be implement this on bike as well. So in that way we stop accident in a sequence manner.

[@pkamleshkr]

What's big deal. India is implementing 80 years late.

[@ramu992]

Before 80 years we didn't have independence.It's a big deal now cause india is still a young country.

[@NoBee786]

@@ramu992 and also accept that we are a third world country. Different social satus, different challengers, different approach to solve problems.

[@ramu992]

@@NoBee786 of course, india is a third world country, i know it. It's gonna take a lot of time for us to become a first world country. Small steps like these will lead us there.

[@NoBee786]

@@ramu992 aggred sir, we have lot of work to do. PPP GDP doens't say everything about us.

[@shemshem9269]

hulksmash05 bro I’m also seeking job abroad... could you please help me

[@tuts351]

This won't work just like the bicycle lane. Just barricade the road and anyone caught inside the lane should pay high fine

[@acharvinay1601]

They should add fast-tag deduction plates.

[@yateeshkumar6276]

Just put 10k fine for those who are entering priority line

[@mmawalidh]

Does he have to say that he was born in Chicago? :D

[@c5097170]

He was making a point about Chicago's bus lane.

[@calm1423]

15 saal me.bhi accent nahi gaya...

[@SuhasGowda4695]

He said that because here we have dedicated bus lanes on interstates and he compared that to Chicago.

[@kiranpatil3262]

2:45 bhai ke accent ko toh dekho yeh toh pakka English maal lagta hai 😂😂😂😂

[@narayanashettyjm4043]

He is kannada actor chethan who was born and brought up in chicago now lives in bengalur

[@thirupathikomire4623]

Please implement it in HYDERABAD 🙏🙏

[@lifelaugh7167]

Red clour or green clour of concreate in road used for bus lane and it’s easy to understand for common people and better road rule

[@assassinerage1909]

👏👏👏👏

[@ramanathansundaresan6028]

First we need to have end point connectivity and cheaper travel for all locations in Bangalore..E.g. Mini Buses to small routes... Not all AC buses... then it make sense to use a separate bus lane...

[@harishcse100]

need some space in BUS too

[@abs7230]

Bus driving lane should be barred

[@hafeexius]

Would you like a shipping lane in its place?

[@rx58000]

But why the fast lane is given to buses ? shouldn't the outer lane be fore buses ? how will they stop at but stops ?they'll have to break 3-4 lanes.

[@swathim5238]

It's already there in Hubli Dharwad- BRTS

[@vaibhav7164]

2:57 isent he an actor ? Build up kodthave

[@SuhasGowda4695]

It doesn't look like that.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

ten lanes also cannot solve rat race society who simply cannot queue or wait or have patience in doing anything

[@kartheekprasuna1206]

0:38 some bikes are comes in buses lane....

[@gunturulokesh18]

Still no one follows the bus lanes, i think news coverage purpose they did shoot like this

[@nagendrank9717]

Educated stupid’s who drive bike in bus lane

[@vaibhav7164]

Bus have cameras and fine will be imposed on the vehicles automatically they will not enter next time

[@shivkumardundi7309]

KSRTC is best government transport in India.. 😍

[@vijaysrini27]

Why not implement this procedure in Airport Road as well?

[@vvraj2617]

Basically there traffic doesn't move 😆 Come here & check in New Delhi how fast our traffic moves 😎 inspite of having 2nd most populous city in the world.

[@PRO-basics]

Yeah making a road which is wider than a football standium for each way still manages to create traffic..this is what you should be concerned about

[@khudrathus1189]

Same like Dubai Bus And Taxi Line only. Any other vehicle enter plz give to fine.....

[@manikandanmadhusudan2858]

Wow move! It would be great if ambulance and fire engines allowed in such dedicated lanes.

[@anbee8127]

Not gonna work.... two wheelers will make sure that's their kingdom

[@ameeralvi7886]

I love this.....best decishion.....

[@vijayrangarajanramakrishna318]

Me too!

[@user-ry6fz6zw8j]

But Bangalore traffic 😂

[@saurabhgurav7687]

Great to see

[@trem876]

they need a bus lane that goes through the city, not just on the outer ring road.

[@harshalbansode5306]

We already have separate lanes for bus in Pune. It's called BRT line

[@kowshikk3088]

@@atisanskari9814 even Karnataka is bjp state😂🤣

[@surajnaik5998]

In Karnataka also have seperate brts lane i,e Hubli-Dharwad Brts

[@bonkuriprasad4627]

Do this Hyderabad also

[@userRAVI654]

indore brts is good example

[@villagetamilan4319]

Bangalore will become like Delhi in few years

[@Robert-lv7ye]

Lol . Bangalore is far better than Delhi ..😂

[@mdreyazuddin5244]

I love my India cab no accepted

[@rashid31ful]

Very good initiative by banglore most welcome and request major cities too to implement this....

[@disny24]

Also change to bus cards so you can avoid bus conductors

[@GobindVijay]

The main challenge is the vehicles joining the ring road from the service roads. They don't have any option other than to use and cross the dedicated bus lane. Finally i don't see this completely helpful yet and causing more confusion.

[@keyurpatel80]

Ahmedabad BRTS is ideal system for public transportation. Follow this.

[@thundermonkey4249]

Very good initiative.Hope everyone follows.

[@vivekhosamani7265]

The idea is good but..where are the private buses, cabs, office buses going to stop? On the divider?

[@nagendrank9717]

Educated people are not following this we can call them as educated stupid. There is a difference of 40 people in 40 cars and 40 people in one bus

[@vivekhosamani7265]

@Charan Eddala True... If they want to block that lane then they should put dividers to prevent other vehicles entering rather than drawing a yellow line

[@adershvimal6598]

It's already operating in Pune. Rainbow lane

[@beingunsocial]

This has been proven has successful in many countries... so it is the right thing to do... Better late than never.... Like how we copy fashion, relationship from the western countries, we need to copy the best practices as well, which will help our Country to be better.... Make Bangalore Better again!

[@soujanya9031]

Connectivity also should improve.ex from marathalli to koramangala we have to change 3 buses

[@Ravikumar_Sharma]

80 yrs is eye watering

[@viruj4th]

May every Hindian get family planning done including Muesoleums

[@lharikrishna2011]

Plan electric buses

[@c5097170]

There needs to be separate lane for 2 and 3 wheelers who are the real reason for others to able to use lanes correctly. We cannot follow Chicago's model.

[@dhirajpradhan6103]

Good initiative this should also be implemented all over the india and this route is also usefully for ambulances...

[@karthikarumugam95]

it will take 80 more years to happpen in mumbai ;/ they should implement this in mumbai

[@SK111.]

are you living in Mumbai?

[@shamirpatel3569]

Why now as here in London, bus lanes are common sight and have been since the 1930’s. Buses aren’t the only option as the metro is one way to reduce car usage and bus usage by significant margins.

[@vigneshgowdabidrupane4917]

Was the last guy who spoke is Chethan.. from KFI

[@merabharataurbhimahan4270]

Wow..good..such things needed every where

[@brucewayne-kp3fg]

It's BRTS.

[@indradevabhakt6244]

In Bengaluru,. dedicated bus lane is going to chock the road traffic even further..but some relief to the bus passengers.

[@Sandu-oj5bl]

First of all, a traffic personnel is essential at every signal for allowing ambulance.

[@sundarraman220]

But people doesn't follow the lane system properly. Bangalore government should also take measures like installing barricades so that other vehicles won't use the bus lane

[@user-yz3sf8yg9k]

Main idea is to share jobs,infrastructure,IT BT,medical etc to rest of states from Bangalore. So india will be equally developed😎 then there will not be conjection of traffic

[@laveenr]

I beg you guys to create metro train soon near silkboard.

[@policeshekar6545]

Good decision

[@villagetamilan4319]

Separate lane?? Where in footpath?😂

[@vishnuprasadbh]

It's basically a flyover , so no footpath is there for that road . And they are implementing this only for roads where heavy traffic was previously being observed.

[@pratiksawant8468]

Dedicated bus lanes were introduced in Pune around 8 yrs back. It was a big failure though! They messed up the widened roads which resulted in No change in traffic problems.

[@marsadcreate6020]

In kerala all lanes are dedicated to bus.

[@basicsofnutrition4697]

dedicated lane, is it a good idea on narrow roads?

[@bilalomer1675]

22 lakh commute from that road everyday to work!! But no lanes were made, the same road is thinned yeah some people would reach faster who are using bus but EVERYONE else would have SO much more traffic and delay... Out of those 22 lakh how many use bus? Everyone else is delayed?

[@saianupkumarp]

Government should levy heavy fines if lane driving is not followed, put some red light cameras and speed cameras.

[@ramanathansundaresan6028]

2 wheeler is the best mode of transport if you go to office alone for now... Please avoid taking cars and drive alone to office daily... People can give up little luxury...

[@fridge_magnet]

Strong public transport is the only way forward in Indian cities. We should strengthen public transport systems.

[@matheenarif8645]

Yup

[@sathya3371]

All 500D bus must go directly, i.e on the flyover. But if 500D goes down near flyover, then it's of no use.

[@aaronadam4747]

I dont why many call Bangalore as the most livable big city in India.

[@episodestories4024]

Please visit you are welcome.

[@thunderingthakur1597]

Pune has best bus lane in India

[@nhagenndraa]

Great Decision, Any Emergency Vehicles allowed to That Line...

[@prathapnomula]

In future this bus lane turns into VIP line...

[@Mrhslucky]

In our chandigarh we have dedicated lane for cyclists which had been made long time before and its my request who came from other state do not use that lane if you are using vehicle. Respect the cyclists.

[@Thedirasa]

Its called HIGh occupany vehicle lanes

[@souravdas2673]

Excellent initiative.

[@gamerul]

I’m impressed by India! The bus lane needs to be separeted with barriers from the rest of the traffic.

[@sanjogh777]

Impressed? Lol we should be ashamed. This is a concept employed by US 80 years ago. 😂

[@gamerul]

@@sanjogh777 At least it is going in the right direction... Better later than never?

[@vijaysimhareddykannigari9589]

As a resident of Bengaluru..eagerly waiting for metro to complete Future need is to have underground metro

[@PRO-basics]

What about flood ?

[@alwinm5179]

Good... keep implement throughout bangalore

[@pawanraj9475]

Metro consteuction and road renovations in major higgways has caused congesstions . No of Cabs, 2 wheelers and private cars and autos has increased 10 times in the last 10yrs which leads to more vehicle on the road. Poor lane descipline is also a mojor cause for traffic in bangalore. So this buss lane is just a bandaid more needs to be done to improve commute in bangalore.

[@shahidarya6012]

Bind amit shah to

[@umamaheshgogula]

Start metro first Silkbord to ITPL and KR PURAM

[@sudeshchandraagarwal7409]

BEST in Mumbai requires short & dedicated bus routes,pt to point.People can walk little.

[@ayushapoorva]

Actually this is already done is Pune and they have managed to make it worse so if the planning is not good about the lane it will be a disaster.

[@gunturulokesh18]

No one follows the Bus Lanes

[@rishiranganath6964]

Hope this happens in Delhi too

[@Savin.Shetty]

This is meaningful journalism

[@Sahil-vn1tk]

If traveling time decrease by more than 60% that means they are saving fuel by 60%.i hope our government also introduce this Hyderabad.

[@srikanthc9208]

I think, arrange lane for ambulance first

[@sharathvasudev]

They can use the bus lane