Traffic Management - Where One Failed in Almost All Cities In India (Cell No.: 9845294577)

TRAFFIC CONGESTIONS IN THE
HEART OF MANGALORE CITY &
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
(A STUDY, ANALYSIS & SUGGESTION)
by Praveenchandra Shetty, 311-Kunil Complex, Bendoor Well,
Mangalore-575 002 Tel: 0824-2437237.
On 12/09/2010 at 3.30 PM at KCCI, Mangalore.

“MANGALORE NAGARADA
HRIDAYA BHAGDALLI SANCHARA
DATTANE MATTHU NIRVAHANE”
ONDU ADHYAYANA, VISHLESHANE MATTHU SALAHE
by Praveenchandra Shetty, 311-Kunil Complex, Bendoor Well,
Mangalore-575 002 Tel: 0824-2437237.
On 12/09/2010 at 3.30 PM at KCCI, Mangalore.

PURPOSE OF STUDY
1. To create additional parking slots
within available space.

PURPOSE OF STUDY
2. To enable free flow of traffic in
the heart of the Mangalore City.

HOW THIS STUDY WILL
HELP IN OTHER WAYS?

1.It will help to ease the task of
Traffic Police Department by 30% during
peak hours & by 60% during non-peak hours.

2. It will enable comfortable and
more safer commuting to pedestrians

3. It will enable hazel free driving for
motorists.

4. It will help in making
our road more safer to all
road users in terms of :

4 (a). In terms of lower traffic accidents.

4 (b) In terms of reduced
casualties.

BASED ON MY PROFESSIONAL
EXPIRIENCE AS
• Motor Accident Insurance Surveyor and
Loss Assessor since last 30 years.
• Having studied over 11,195 traffic accident
cases since 1983 till date in detail.
• As a keen observer of every minor events
that causes inconvenience in ones life.
• Application of rare ideas in all possible
means and ways to find most appropriate
solution for social causes.

KEEPING IN MIND
1. The existing motor able area available for
implementation of suggestions offered.
2. Without causing any disturbance at the locality.
3. Without causing any inconvenience to general
public at large.
4. Without involving much expenses for
modifications.
5. Without asking for additional construction or
infrastructures.

BY WAY OF
1. Advanced positive thinking for detailed
study of problems.
2. A practical approach to solve problem in
hand with open mind.
3. Within the parameters of available infra
structural facility.
4. An attempt to find most comfortable
position within the parameters of existing
infra structural facility.

WITHOUT HERTING THE
SENTIMENTS OF:
OFFICERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF :
1.TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT.
2.REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY.
3.TOWN PLANNING.
4.MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.
5.PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMRNT.
6.ANY OTHER PERSON OR ORGANISATIONS
CONNECTED TO THIS ISSUE DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY.

THIS STUDY DOES NOT
CONTAIN
1. ANY MATTER THAT IS COPIED FROM
TEXT BOOKS OR READING MATERIAL.
2.ANY INFORMATION DOWN LOADED
FROM INTERNET.
3.ANY FACTS & FIGURES PUBLISHED BY
AUTHORITIES.
4. ANY GENERAL THEORY APPLICABLE
TO COMMAN ISSUES.

THIS STUDY IS ORIGINAL IN
ITS KIND AND NATURE.
&
IT IS OPEN FOR ANY
DISCUSSION AND
SUGGESTIONS
(if any, after completion of presentation).

PLEASE DO NOT TRY THESE
SUGGESTIONS IN ANY OTHER
PARTS OF THE CITY AS IT
WILL PROOVE DANGEROUS.
IT MAY EVEN PROOVE FATAL.

I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS
..… the 20 suggestions I had given to the honorable
“DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION”
(including concerned departments, local MLA, Home Minister &
members of Mangalore Press club)
On 19th February 2010
for the betterment of traffic in our city,
subsequent to news regarding changes made in
parking arrangements within Mangalore City that
appeared in all leading news papers of 18/02/2010
…..

……OUT OF 20 SUGGESTIONS
GIVEN BY ME,
FEW ARE IMPLIMENTED BY
THE TRAFFIC POLICE
DEPARTMENT
GAVE DESIRED RESULTS……
(WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS IN
DETAIL DURING THIS PRESENTATION )

SUGGESTION No: 1
To allow parking of vehicles from the LH
corner of Nalapad Residency till the RH corner
of Maximus Commercial Complex on LHH
Road, in a parallel manner at 20 Degrees
(as opposed to REGULAR PARKING AT 40 to 45
DEGRES for ease of INGRESS & AGRESS to parking
lots without causing disturbance to up going vehicles)
No Parking is withdrawn immediately; but no initiative
is taken to implement parallel parking slots at
20Degree. -please refer following photographs.
Please refer next slide…

No Parking is withdrawn immediately;
but no initiative is taken to implement
parallel parking slots at 20Degree.

Corner on LHH Road at Vimal Show
Room needs rectification.
Please refer next slide...

RH SIDE OF LHH ROAD IN FRONT OF KMC
IS PRACTICALLY UNUSED BY MOTORISTS
AND CAN BE CONVERTED INTO PARALLEL
PARKING LOTS.

A parking area may be
demarked on Egdha
Maidan; as number of
Ambassador Taxis
running to BC Road is
reduced to VERY FEW
IN NUMBERS
(No initiative is taken)
SUGGESTION No: 2
A parking area may be demarked on Egdha
Maidan; as number of Ambassador Taxis
running to BC Road is reduced to few.

SUGGESTION No: 3
Parking of 4 wheelers along side of Emjay’s
Complex & parking of two wheelers in front of
Hotel Vishwa Bhawan adds to traffic jams.
IMPLEMENTED - No parking in front of
Hotel Vishwa Bhavan and Linier parking in
front of Emjay’s Complex.

SUGGESTION No: 4
Right turn to Arya Samaj Road from Balmatta
Circle in front of H.P. Petrol Pump adds to
traffic jams on peak hours. Hence Right Turn
on Balmatta Road to be prohibited during Peak-
Hours.
This was implemented on top priority and gave an
exceptional result; but barricades taken away for
use at some security measure during some
function are not brought back for the intended
purpose till date.

SUGGESTION No: 5
…….Advanced thinking to Suggestion No.4.
Allowing Right Turn at this junction during
Non-Peak hours will reduce congestion at
Jyothi Circle.
This will decongest approach road on its right
hand lane at Jyothi Circle and facilitate free
flow of vehicles towards Bunts Hostel Circle.

SUGGESTION No: 6
To allow parking of 4 & 2 wheelers from Right
Hand Corner of Souza Complex till Don Bosco
Cross Road, since there is plenty of way on RH side
of the Balmatta Road.

SUGGESTION No: 6 (cond/…)
Because, the interlock paved part on RH side of the
Balmatta Road from Jyothi Circle till Bharath
Building is practically unused by the vehicles.

SUGGESTION No: 7
Parking of vehicles on RH side of Balmatta Road
from Raj Towers till Mandovi Motors to be
prohibited so as to give uninterrupted right of
way to vehicles that normally use RH side of
Balmatta Road when reach Mondovi Motors due
to presence of Bus Shelter on LH side of the
road.
(IMPLIMENTED)

NO PARKING - Extended up to Syndicate Bank
Junction, a good gesture by the department.

SUGGESTION No: 8
Parking slots from
Ex-Clock Tower till
LH corner of J.V.Son
& Co. Building to be
shifted to opposite
side of the road along
the compound wall of
University College…..
.

SUGGESTION No: 8 (Cond/
….)
…….Road along the
compound wall of
University College which is
practically un-used by
motorists.
(Not implemented)

SUGGESTION No: 8
(cond/…)
This will allow free flow of
traffic at the corner in front of
Hotel Shanti Sagar.
Relocation of electric pole is
essential. (No initiative is
taken)

SUGGESTION No: 8 (cond/…)
No Parking of 4 wheelers from
RH corner of Hotel Shanti Sagar
till LH corner of K.R.Shet
Building will further ease traffic
flow at Hampankatta Signal……

SUGGESTION
No: 9
All parking slots from
Clock Tower to RTO
Office to be shifted to
opposite side along the
side of Nehru Maidan
and Foot Ball ground
till Side Gate of Town
Hall since there is no
traffic pressure on this
road…….
(IMPLIMENTED)

SUGGESTION No: 9(cond/…)
Because, all city buses return to Hampankatta
Junction via Rao & Rao Circle and Ex- Clock
Tower
(IMPLIMENTED);
But Ex-Clock Tower needs re-orientation.

SUGGESTION No: 10
Suggestion No.: 9 will create additional and safer
space for more city bus stops from the LH corner
of Forest Office Building till LH side gate of
Regional Transport Office.
(IMPLIMENTED - Bus shelters that are under
construction - NEEDS TO BE LOCATED LITTLE
APART FROM EACH OTHER FOR EASE OF
ENTRY & EXIT OF BUSES )

SUGGESTION No: 11
Newly built compound wall of St. Agnes Special
School to taken little inside on its protruding
corner near the bus shelter.

SUGGESTION No: 12
Bus stop (presently without shelter) at Bunts hostel
Circle on Kadri Road to be shifted towards United
Toyota Motors for ease of traffic & to avoid
congestion at bunts Hostel Circle.
(Work is under progress
But, Bunts Hostel Junction needs complete
deplaning - please refer next slide)

SUGGESTION No: 12(Cond/…)
Bunts Hostel Junction needs complete
Deplaning from Traffic Circle to Traffic
Island)

Traffic Structure at Bunts Hostel
Circle razed on 05/10/2010.

SUGGESTION No: 13
Bus shelter at the junction of Kudmal Ranga
Road & Horticulture Market Road & bus
shelter in front of Amrithosava Building at
Bunts Hostel Circle to be shifted away from
each other. Preferably towards PVS junction
side.

SUGGESTION No: 14
Bus shelter at PVS junction may be
shifted from its existing place
towards Bunts Hostel side.

SUGGESTION No: 15
Suggestion Nos.: 13 & 14 will enable both the bus
stands to come closure to each other & locate away
from Junctions at Bunts Hostel & PVS Building.
(Need of the day to avoid inconvenience of
shifting bus-shelters at 750 meters apart as
per CTTP- Comprehensive Transport &
Traffic Plan)

SUGGESTION No: 16
Sr. No.: 13, 14 & 15 together will
facilitate easy flow of traffic on
three roads, namely Bunts Hostel
Road, Kadri Road & Kudnmal
Ranga Rao Road beyond any
doubt.

SUGGESTION No: 17
Sr. No.: 16 will avert congestion on
above roads & junctions during
peak as well as non-peak hours.

SUGGESTION No: 18
Free left turn to be provided at
PVS Building Junction for vehicles
coming from Ram Bhavan Circle
to enter M.G.Road (except during
green signal for pedestrian
crossing period).
(Not Implemented)

SUGGESTION No: 19
Free left turn to be provided at
PVS junction from M.G.Road to
Kudmal Ranga Rao Road, (except
during green signal for pedestrian
crossing period).
(Not Implemented)

SUGGESTION No: 20
Obstruction at M.G.Road in front of Krishna
Prasad Building (at the joining point of One Way
Street from Jail Road to M.G.Road) to be cleared
off.
(Implemented-Work is under progress)

WHERE ONE FAILED?
1. In understanding the difference between a
Traffic Circle & a Traffic Island.
2. In finding out most suitable traffic
management infra structure; that is; a Circle
or an Island or combination of both; at
junctions.
3. In plotting out the Centre of a Traffic Circle
at junctions having more than two approach
roads.

WHERE ONE FAILED? (contd/…)
4. In plotting out the “Centre for a Circle” or
“Location of Island” at (“Y” or “T”)
Junctions having varied angle of approach at
intersections.
5. In maintaining the width of approach roads
when they reach Circles.
6. In determining appropriate diameter of the
Traffic Circle with reference to number of
approach roads and their width.

7. In providing Zebra Crossing for pedestrian
cross at junctions.
8. In providing “Lane Marking” at Traffic
Junctions from a distance of 100 Meters on all
approach roads.
9. In providing “Stop Line” for vehicles at all
Traffic Junctions.

10. In providing adequate width for entry of
vehicles between recently provided “Traffic
Cones”
11. In providing angle of entry in the form of a
white guideline at the entry inline with
“Traffic Cones” (10 & 11 resulted in damage to these
traffic cones)
12.In providing parking slots for “Four
Wheelers” very close to Traffic Signals &
Junctions. (Jyothi Signal)

13. In constructing bus shelters very close to
the traffic signals/islands.
14. In keeping bus shelters located on
opposite sides of road very close or
opposite to each other.
15.In studying average speed of travel at
traffic junctions with reference to average
speed on city roads.

16. By restricting a “RIGHT TURN” at
Hampankatta junction from Balmatta Road
to K.S.Rao Road.
17. By allowing “RIGHT TURN” to Railway
Station at Hampankatta Signal on Falnir
Road, for the vehicles approaching from
all three roads.
18. By providing a Boarding point at Market
Road Junction very close to Hampankatta
signal.

19.RH side turn from Balmatta Road to
proceed towards LHH Road needs
rectification. This will reduce pressure on
beginning point of LHH Road opposite
Alukas as well as at Hampankatta Signal.
20.By constructing road humps/ rumbles/
road dividers in most unscientific ways.

UNSCIENTIFIC TRAFFIC CIRCLES
(that are presently under construction are )
• A.B. Shetty Circle.
• Ex Clock Tower Circle.
• Akashvani Circle.
• KPT Circle.
• Shivabagh Junction.
• Mallikatta Junction.
• Koti Chennaya Circle.
• Morgan Gate Circle.
• Corporation Head Office Circle
• Marnamikatta Circle.

::NEED OF UREGNT
RECTIFICATIONS REQUIRED AT ::
1.Hampankatta Signal Junction.
2.Kankanady Circle.
3.Fr. Muller’s Hospital Circle.
4. Balmatta Circle.
5. Bendoor Water Supply Junction.
6. Upper Bendoor (Vas Bakery) Circle.
7. Shivabagh Junction.
8. Ex-Clock Tower Circle.
9. A.B.Shetty Circle.
( Nanthoor & Kottara Junctions- (Over Bridges under
construction will take care)

FLOOR IS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION
ON
TRAFFIC
CONGESTIONS IN
THE HEART OF
MANGALORE CITY
& TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT
With the kind permission of the
President of KCCI, Mangalore

LAND ACQUISITION REQUIRED
FOR FURTHER EASE OF TRAFFIC:
1. From Somayaji Building till Willy’s
Centre on Balmatta –Bendoor Well Road.
2. From Canara Bank Corner Till Violet
Complex on S.C.S.Hospital Road.
3. From Impala Building To Venus Bakery
on Kankanady Road.
4. Corner of Prasad Textiles at
Hampankatta.

THIS IS A PRESENTATION BY
PRAVEENCHANDRA SHETTY

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