What is being done to reduce accidents on Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway? | The Hindu

[@_GMP_]

Express way also lead to accidents Bad roads also leads to accidents Indian drivers are to talented

[@theearth3955]

What do you mean by bad raod ..can you explain in short. 🙏 Please

[@theearth3955]

And how expressway lead to accident??

[@cuckoonut1208]

Indian drivers lead to accidents. There, don't thank me.

[@rangoli1989]

@@theearth3955 In Karnataka and NCR drivers drive recklessly and if not watched ,don't follow lane discipline and speed restrictions , Bikers and autos of Karnataka also think that whole road is owned by them and others have right in driving , they even drive on right side and threaten others Same happened in Delhi Meerut expressway but heavy fines eased the situation ,but not completely, problem persist all over India somewhere less and somewhere more .Government must mull the proposal to ban head lightbulbs more than 60 watt, and even their import made illegal , No motorcycle in central lane , banning tractor , three wheeler, tuk tuk on expressway may be some solution to reduce accidents , Auto challaning at toll booth as Agra expressway for speed and lane discipline may help

[@deepakmohan461]

Thanks for this important video! I want to highlight the serious issue of road safety on the Bangalore-Mysuru Expressway, especially with the recent rise in accidents. It's crucial for all drivers to stick to the speed limit of 100 km/h. Speeding increases the risk of accidents, so let's all make an effort to drive safely and be mindful of our surroundings. Additionally, I believe it’s time to reconsider the toll prices. Currently, the tolls are set as if it’s a high-speed expressway, but with the lower speed limit, it feels unfair. Lowering the toll would help ease the financial burden on drivers and encourage safer driving habits. Let’s all commit to being more responsible on the road, follow the rules, and advocate for fair toll pricing. Together, we can make our roads safer for everyone!

[@-GLOBALCITIZEN]

I believe lack of awareness of rules or ignoring them, if they are aware of them, is the main reason for these accidents. For example, you can see how that red Swift is entering the highway and cutting across the left lane, probably going to the rightmost lane, disturbing the flow of traffic in those lanes, maybe causing traffic in those lanes to break or change lanes which might lead to accidents. Many such, like not staying in one lane, blocking the rightmost lane even if the vehicle behind is honking at them… we can go on. Drive education can solve a lot of traffic problems and reduce traffic congestion and accidents.

[@television8888]

Most of the drivers don't know even the basic traffic rules and drive at very high speeds and lose control of the vehicles ending in severe accidents. Many innocent lives are lost. I have travelled many times on this road and every time I see atleast 1or 2 accidents. Since most of them don't follow lane system they overtake from wrong side. Once I saw a speeding car coming from the opposite direction in the same lane and I had to take a sudden left to avoid a major collision, I don't understand how this idiots don't have a basic common sense. itsgood that the authorities have taken the decision to ban 2wheeler and slow moving vehicles.

[@television8888]

Now they have installed AI cameras, they should heavily fine the divers who are exceeding the speed limits and subsequent offence their licence to be cancelled and vehicles should be seized.

[@prathapkrishnamurthy2764]

Good report by The Hindu team reporters. Quite often I find busses and trucks doing 40-60kph on the right lane. And even many wrong side driving. NHAI is not taking anything seriously!

[@putin9518]

NHAI is not responsible for how people drive their vehicle. NHAI can give us good expressways. Its people's responsibility to follow rules.

[@varunkaushik9443]

NHAI is a joke in many ways. While I agree that lane discipline is up to the drivers, NHAI is inhumanely collecting toll w/o giving any services and further rescuing the speed limit to 80kmph, thus defeating the whole purpose.

[@shaaakings]

@@putin9518its center govt responsibility to make tough for obtaining driving licenses .

[@proudgadwali144]

😂😂😂Heavy fine is there ,your fault will not be counted as someone else fault

[@kumardarapareddy1]

NHAI has given very good expressway to ppl of state it’s ppl and state govt responsibility to maintain and use it properly. If you don’t know how to use, just don’t go in expressway use state govt poorly maintained service road. Basis traffic sense is lacking in ppl and blame others for ur wrong doings.

[@pratikshaparia592]

Three wheelers , two wheelers and all slow moving vehicles has been barred from NE- 1 ( Ahmedabad Baroda ) expressway since begening of it (2004). It is fenced throught its length on both side....

[@vikasadigitalstudio742]

But this isn't an expressway. It's a tolled access controlled National Highway. That's what NHAI said in response. That's why the speed limit is 100. E-ways have a allowed speed of 120kmph

[@jaguarunleashed4935]

​@@vikasadigitalstudio742not all eways have 120 limit. Some are in 100 Range

[@techmaster5298]

People are not used to such sophisticated road and over speed naturally resulting in accidents. Govt after opening to traffic should have imposed low speed and gradually increase over time. At last now government is acting with regards to safety.

[@cuckoonut1208]

New stuff takes a decade or two to mature.

[@nagaraju151]

It is safe until you don't exceed your speed.. Most of the accidents are drivers negligence.. Some people are wrongly portraying the express way..

[@rsrinivasan342]

Absence of lane discipline and people driving in the opposite direction in the same lane are serious enough reasons which the authorities are refusing to take cognisance..only by reducing speed, accidents cannot be stopped

[@varunkaushik9443]

Day by day the development around this road is only getting ridiculous. Firstly, irresponsible drivers which forms a small fraction and lastly the great NHAI now calls it a "highway" and not an "expressway" (finally, that's what I had been telling). But they want the toll to be charged as per expressway? Horrible... absolutely looting.

[@rockmvj]

I mean for guys like u it is ridiculous. For regular travellers like me it takes for me 2 hrs to reach from vijaynagar in Bangalore to Mysore destination..earlier used to take 4.5 hrs..yes 2.5 hrs saved ( r u going to give my time back) and u r talking abt toll,NICE road charges Rs170 toll for 30 km ride on the periphery ..guess what who. Is owner/ share holder MP from congress..but guess what will The Hindu conduct a program on it. No ? Wonder y?

[@cuckoonut1208]

@@rockmvj Mentally challenged individuals like him are the voters that vote for like minded people.

[@varunkaushik9443]

@@rockmvj no doubt NICE road is another big loot.

[@SreedharKarunakar]

At the foremost, awareness must be brought in the mind set of people. I am not taking NHAI sides here, but people who drive in cities, towns, villages are the ones who use these new roads. The curent cultural behaviour in India is that road safety is just something we shluld know during LLs and DLs. My self being from Bengaluru, have eveyday encounters with road hazards and near miss events. Even traffic police have become saturated. We cant expect people to careless in cities and careful in highways. It just wont happen. Bottom line, " awareness must be at root level". I want to kindly ask TH to make these articles in cities and pointout the issues.

[@cuckoonut1208]

Concern for another's life is rare in India. A cultural flaw.

[@thakarevlogs8070]

Its not the hardware its the software that is not upto the mark...😂😂😂

[@Goldie_568]

Everyone becomes Tom cruise when they enter express ways. 😂😂😂

[@sumanraaj6901]

Its highway now not express way,. Offially confirmed by NHAI

[@simpleman1546]

If it was hard to get license in india , this number would 10% of what it is today

[@vikassampath8610]

Road is completely fine, People are illiterate that's all

[@sowmitriswamy6718]

I wish both reporters spoke slowly and clearly in an even tone.

[@subbarao2524]

Don't make negative comments as if road itself creating accidents, travelers should be more careful, putting humps , Roadblocks not solution for accident

[@sathishkumar-vq6uv]

Expressway is a great accomplishment, Our country definitely deserves such Highways. However people need to realize this and follow traffic rules and lane discipline. The same people, if they are in other countries they follow the rules strictly because of the fear of punishment but here they complain. This Highway is as par as US highways. However certain things can be always improved to make it more better and safer.

[@gspkmr]

These people don't know how to drive...thats it

[@justrandomstuff-007]

Comment your top speeds here 💯👇 (mine 185)

[@anshjindal6394]

Is there a clear evidence that motorcycles are the cause of accident before banning them right away??

[@biplabkumarghosh6300]

Motorcycle riders have much lower chances of survival in an accident. Whether or not, they are the causes of the accident, they significantly increase the chances of death. Same for three wheelers

[@cheth5555]

It's all about money. No clear evidence. Bike don't pay toll no.

[@jaguarunleashed4935]

​@@biplabkumarghosh6300 exactly the point. Also illegal racing on eways is another parallel reason.

[@godwin4993]

Scooters and auto rikshaw ...don't need evidence...

[@shaaakings]

Definitely yes

[@Primus_suspectus]

Put up humps and slow down traffic. Classic Indian ingenuity!

[@KS-xz2rq]

For future expressways in India , service lanes need to be double the width of the current ones with bikers having their exclusive path .Expressways need to have at least two more lanes in each direction , from three to five or six .Speed limit needs to be curtailed to 90 Kmh.Licences of reckless drivers need to be suspended or cancelled immediately.Unsafe , slow ,old and tiny four wheelers need to be banned.CCTV cameras need to be installed every 200 metres.This will ensure zero deaths and very few accidents.

[@maddyc503]

Is any India road safe?

[@cuckoonut1208]

Roads within private properties are safe.

[@Chander53]

Good reporting, lane discipline , overspeeding vehicles should be fined and ceased for few days as punishment, more patrolling , proper ign boards, and proper maintenance of roads is also helpful

[@prago3795]

You people better first learn to enjoy the infrastructure, always spreading negativity is not good. If you follow the rules no accidents will happen

[@sunil6301]

give good fine a good monitoring by camera and even hidden cam to find the culprit like in Dubai..Dubai to Abudhabi we can drive at 160km/hr. Very few accidents.

[@cuckoonut1208]

The trick is not to hide the cameras in accident prone areas. Show warning signs so people actually slow down to avoid being fined.

[@sanjusurendran3255]

It needs further study wrt to root causes of accidents. Just banning a few vehicles upon whims doesn't fit well. Did not see any of the banned vehicles involved in accidents at least in this report

[@cuckoonut1208]

The root cause of accidents is the lack of quality education. Low quality education produces low quality people.

[@susantbehera7374]

Good Job Guyz. Keep it up. 👍

[@d2genx]

If a hayabusa is a slow moving vehicle.. then I don't know what a fast moving vehicle is.

[@roaam78]

Problem is at the grass roots. Western nations have such highways and Auto Bhan does not have a speed limit. But the process for getting a driving license is very very strict and the consequences of making mistakes are severe. Here in Australia 2 or 3 mistakes means you can't drive for the next three years. Lanes are sacrosanct and people just follow speed limits and lanes and rules. Unless our RTO is reformed nothing will change. Population and vehicle volume is not a factor. Despite our large population, very few Indians have cars . Our car ownership is 20 times lower than US.

[@ChiSa123]

I appreciate you guys doing a report on this. However, I don't think you should be reporting from the middle of or even the side of the main expressway/highway carriageway... it is too dangerous!

[@subratkhilar8675]

Some drivers don't know the traffic rules how to take left or right turn ie 20mts for left turn means they immediately put indicator and take left turn which leads to severe accident minimum 100mts is required to put indicator to take left or right turn

[@PrateekKumarAgrawal]

This is the first Expressway in Karnataka, Slowly people will get used to things that needs to be done to prevent accidents.

[@sandeepbiswal5767]

Recently i have been impacted a KSRTC bus hit my car from left side. Luckily noting happened as it was Tata Punch but there was no support no assistance and instead we have to move as i had my family and the biggest crime was we are not Kannadigas....such a unwelcoming people around us in such a pleasant weather city

[@adarshlshet]

Ramps are not available while existing from highway towards service roads. Tyre bursts especially on the left lane is common due to no maintainance

[@AUSTINNARZARI]

Drive slowly. Only remedy. Do not put speed breaker in an express way. No wrong with our Hon'ble Prime Minister dedicating this beautiful expressway for the nation in general and our amazing citizens in Karnataka.

[@thisistheway5816]

Commuters should learn to use the lanes and indicators properly.

[@shaaakings]

Uff a lot of brain less drivers including ksrtc volvo drivers who don’t knw lane discipline. Karnataka don’t have any AI camera for lane traffic violation only what KA police knw is hide n catch other state cars speeding.

[@kiraneshwaraiah_Scorpio]

Its not the road its the drivers & the road awareness, its a express way not a run way. People think they are riding a jet. Not considering others on the road.

[@rangoli1989]

In Karnataka and NCR drivers drive recklessly and if not watched, don't follow lane discipline and speed restrictions, Bikers and autos of Karnataka also think that whole road is owned by them and others have right in driving, they even drive on right side and threaten others .Same happened in Delhi Meerut expressway, but heavy fines eased the situation, but not completely. Problem persists all over India somewhere less and somewhere more. No truck and motorcycle in central lane, banning tractor, three-wheeler, tuk tuk on expressway may be some solution to reduce accidents, Auto challaning at toll booth as Agra expressway for speed and lane discipline may help. Redesigning of speed limit information board is also necessary. Speed calming devices (not speed breakers) like rough stone pavement may help.

[@redriv2093]

If auto are allowed in Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway, they need to pass the toll and from the start of the Expressway and to the toll, there are no ways to slip into service road, you can only slip into service road after you have passed the toll.

[@rajathrmysore5335]

Kindly do not use the term expressway and mislead the public ....it's an access controlled highway like any other national highway!!!

[@84born]

I have seen in Bangalore majority of people are talking on mobile while driving and they go in front of the police but the police don't catch them

[@sdsapfico9947]

Roads are world class, some cars are also - but almost all Indian drivers obtain license without a proper stringent testing mechanism - there is a difference between putting a car in gear and rolling it and driving it safely - this difference is the figures these reporters are sharing ….

[@ClassicVideography]

The drivers should be more conscious.

[@computhenics]

If auto drivers are allowed on expressway then it no longer remains an expressway. Especially some Bangalore auto drivers who have no concept of checking mirrors before turning or changing lanes

[@christopherjoseph9351]

Unfortunately mist of the Indian drivers are not aware of the ways of an expressway. People need to discipline themselves.

[@patapon1216]

The road is very poor. No driving skill ,No system and a lot of hero driver.

[@AKR382]

Also vehicles using express highways have to always keep the tyres in good condition... Tyre burst has been one reason of accidents

[@ponnappaganapathy9941]

The reality is authorities can do nothing. The problem is road sense of the users. Idiots driving at a slow speed in the fast/overtake/right most lane. Idiots swerving across multiple lanes, no indicators, driving in the middle of 2 lanes etc.

[@suryaprakash2303]

first put auto speed camera with auto fine system ,using that put fine for drivers going in opposite lane.

[@TheHastyRider1987]

Accident is happening only bcz of lack of knowledge and awareness about how to drive where to drive how to change lane ,what is speed track etc....as am worked abroad there also have great infrastructure better than us but no accidents regularly,why their system of giving driving licence is strictly and strong...

[@govindraju1]

BM highway is not made equal straight horizontal curves. We can see one one side the devider line is came outside of straight line. All of sudden the road is so bend. The white line also all of sudden bend, cross. This leads to accident. The concerned contractor/engineer should be punished.

[@electrifyt]

It's a common thing in the south. See kerela bus drivers. Good roads will only increase the problem.

[@guy6345]

Now the speed will be reduced to 80 , because of some idiots, drove on express way it should be 120 speed limit , as the roads are way better than highways plus they are collecting lot for toll

[@akshayrajaram123]

This is not an express way , it's not fenced all the way , people cross , cars come in one-way ..cops barricade the road , people join from service road and exit to service road just before toll... It's a total waste if these things are not fixed !! What's the point of having world class highway if they are plagued by issues that's taking 20 lives every month .

[@RoodeMenon]

No road in India is safe. Why single out the brand new Bangalore-Mysore expressway?

[@devil_vd]

We cannot do anything about human error.

[@vmsrinivas6230]

First we need to learn how to drive safely till then we don't actually deserve highways or expressways. We have absolutely no regard for our own and other road users safety, we flout all traffic rules and expect an accident free road and question government when we are actually at fault. A monkey will not understand a gold platter it will throw it away after taking the food served on it.

[@madhur3737]

Okalipuram underpass not yet completed...but inaugurated by CM Siddaramaiah ...why you not questioned?

[@karthigeyan143]

Express way, started before its completed. So many turn in Express way. Most of place still under construction.

[@Madreels.]

Road is safe but drivers are idiots

[@jambunathan1000]

If motorists drive in high speed like mental, then why to blame the roads? You mean to say that accidents don't happen anywhere in the city ????

[@nostalgia9000]

Thanks for doing all this things Also please do a small thing.. Change the express way name to Normal roadways 😂😂😂 That would solve the problem finally.

[@autobytes4266]

2-3 wheelers were allowed in the past?? Are you kidding me?

[@manu18190]

Express ways are good but if the service roads are not wide and up to the mark , people will break rules and use express ways . You cannot keep blaming people all the time . Good engineering is when you account for all types of vehicles and scenarios.

[@Syedmohamed22]

Highway are any road below 100 kmph is safe in india…

[@IndianSrMan]

Karnataka got nothing for having BJP in powerl for the last five years. Karnataka Got stepmotherly treatment both in railways and in highways despite being the highest tax payer in the country. Even the earlier Congress governments gave stepmother early treatment to Karnataka . Kannadigas should reject both BJP and Congress and elect a kannada party to power in the next election.

[@dcmhsotaeh]

caste based voting should stop

[@vishnukumarkr3499]

People themselves are responsible. We Indians lack basic manners in everything. We always like to break laws and have chaltha hai attitude

[@santoshdiwakar9925]

जय भारत. Dont put people's mistake on someone else.

[@santoo2009in]

Its time driving licence is given to right people and not on bribes

[@Rajakumar-c9h7v]

Fine should be detected through fast tag when exit that time every Body learn lesson

[@ersurajkumar]

Basic principles of road banking has not been followed... Sharp turn without banking ... Missing signboard.....due to corruption and ignorance of safety they had made this road a coffin

[@urbanlits2770]

building this road only for cars and trucks on who's money ?

[@shaaakings]

Car owners and heavy vehicles pay a lot of taxes. Its not low income ppl moneys , as most don’t even pay income tax. So yes its not for two wheelers

[@cuckoonut1208]

Yours! MFr!

[@Dr.PK18]

It’s not safe driving here…..especially after sunset …..

[@chethansagar]

Issue more licenses on bribery. Most people have leant to drive looking at Auto and Taxi guys. Rules, lanes, speed and more importantly education. You cannot expect people to drive properly without educating them in the first place. Driver’s license via education, but most importantly re-educate everyone on the streets.

[@bryanwilkin7242]

It is good that they have removed bike tractors and autos and they are they biggest problem on the highway

[@AjeetSingh-ei4xn]

It is not expressway if you have visited a actual expressway you won't call it a expressway

[@chandraprakashsharma7228]

Over speeding and not following lane discipline with fast lane changing is the root cause. On right most lane slow vehicle will.move which tempt fast vehicles to change lane.There is no one ro gyrad lane movement and dine slow vehicles like trucks on right most lane. Bikers drive with super high speeds casting accidents.

[@ayypocoF4]

This because ppl in mandya belt don't have healthy driving habits

[@SSgobtc]

The accidents because of the idiots, who don't know traffic rules in express way

[@Sreenivasulu_Umapathi]

Banning 2 wheeler is biggest mistake Mark my words... All are driving there normal cars like indica, alto, Swift and waganor etc.. not driving Mercedes Porsche Ferrari or Audi etc just revove bane and create awareness which line is dedicated speed limit... This is india we need more highways with quality... Don't ruin our dreams just some guys did mistakes... Accident is common just put accident vehicle on place of accident like advertisement we did in Andhra its got super response from public they will get fear if we go speed we also get accident... Bus or lorry will go normal 60 to 80 only only few cars go beyond that speed normal bike also going simply 60 to 80... Remove that ban immediately

[@rastamanguddape7432]

Very speed driving

[@DDEV2008]

We should स्क्रैप the highway

[@rajendrenk6011]

Who told you this is expressway. This is only a hiway. Please don't spread false message. NHAI itself had said this is a hiway with speed limit of 100 were as expressway has 120 kmph limit. Expressway are different if u have traveled in expressway before you will know THIS IS A HIGHWAY WITH EXPRESSWAY TOLL CHARGE.

[@subbulakshmimanickavasagam3779]

I will control speed limit..safe together.

[@mangalaprasad4055]

Good that autos and two wheelers are banned there, they're the most vulnerable category for accidents. And their indisciplined driving on top. And, most of the accidents are caused by human errors or foolishness only.

[@sushantnarvekar5009]

Heavy fines of 10k n above is the solution..

[@thepalebluedot4171]

Bangalore 🔄 Mysore also urgently need RAPIDX RRTS TRAINS... Why only Gujarat and North India ?? We South Indians are also Indians...

[@ankurmishra004]

Developed countries have almost all interstate as expressway, it's the people who should learn driving and follow rules. One foolish person actually cause accident and harm others. Didn't like the video title..its like u are blaming the expressway for all the accidents. If there are design flaws at points please get details and share with authority

[@leopardtiger1022]

Reduce population of selfish greedy arrogant INVASIVE HUMAN POPULATION. there are too many humans in India. Bangaluru is chocking with chaotic traffic mad people under stress and no law and order...hort8ble city it was garden city during the British Raj. There are many who wish bangaluru to be as it was during the British Raj.

[@vivekv1718]

Illiterate drivers who don't know what is lane, what must be the speed, and common sense not to drive in wrong direction plus this is not for 2 and 3 wheelers to travel is main reason. The highway is in deed good by design except the exits which are messed up design. Speed of 100-120Km/Hour is easily doable here.

[@majorscreamer]

Lol car centric development, bangalore wants to america now 👌👌

[@cuckoonut1208]

😂 The idiots.

[@हरिःव्योम]

no awareness shawareness helps.. only right of way concepts as done in USA can help. people should know right of way, keeping distance from rear, when not to change lanes, keeping to lanes, etc... just copy USA.. that's it

[@samalprem1996]

Government express road is made for driving, not for flying, if you fly your car, you will fly forever.😅😅😅 But it's true 😢

[@Syedmohamed22]

Everyone are buying cars and licenses without knowing driving knowledge and traffic rules that is the reason 😂😂😂😂😂

[@akashray1641]

Layenge toh modi ko hi 😍🔥

[@obitoxic04]

Mam i cant understand what do u mean by is it actually safe 😂 i got laugh its our people who drive harsh and go beyond speed limit

[@satwikskatti]

There must be some restrictions in place right? Like regular patrolling, speed traps etc??

[@shaaakings]

Road is perfect for 120km/hr but only some idio t local drivers are the issue.

[@cuckoonut1208]

@@satwikskatti Who is going to pay for that?

[@satwikskatti]

@@cuckoonut1208 aren’t we already paying such high tolls…

[@milestone8826]

Is safe

[@ALONEVIKKI]

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