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Kathipara project coule be compared to the Junoon TV serial show of DD times, and today’s TV serial Selvi / Arasi. To software engineers travelling through the region, it’s a Crisis Software project that never ends.
Recently, one segment of the flyover was openedup making it easy for a lot of people. Alongwith that came in a lot of changes to the way traffic is routed, making Kathipara traffic jams come back.
Current problem? people from coming from Koyambedu / Porur side go through a patch of road that merges with GST road towards Guindy Railway flyover. Our people typically have a problem with merges ( maybe it’s global problem, but I observe that a lot here). As the road merges towards the right, traffic slows down adding a lot of pressure to the 100 meter connecting road(which is also a bad road due to construction work ).
Will CCTP look into this and find an alternate arrangement???? BTW, is there a team / cell in CCTP who LISTEN to feedback from people?
In many countries police patrol cars have sirens and lights on the top of the car. When these are switched on, it typically means there is a chase or is an indication that the vehicle in front of the patrol car is signaled to halt.
Those following developments in CCTP here might remember the police were donated with 100 Hyundai Accent patrol cars. While these cars spend most of their lifetime parked at some shadow in road sides, they do engage the lights ( if not siren ). However, in that “chase” / emergency , they drive at a maximum speed of 20kmph.
I could never understand the theory behind it, and have been waiting for a chance to findout 
Yesterday, I happened to meet a traffic police officer. Conversation below ( of course, translated to english )
Me: Sir, I need a clarification, would you mind if I ask?
Officer: Sure. go ahead.
Me: this is regarding the new patrol vehicles…
Officer: ( interrupting ): yeah.. the hyundai cars
Me: yes. in many countries abroad, they switch on the lights and siren in emergency. most people either leave way, or stop as required by law. However, I see that our officers have the lights on, and go at the slowest possible speed. once they did that behind my car, and I was thinking if I should stop. May I know what’s the logic behind these?
Officer: ?#!???#???. You see in this country, nobody respects rules.. blah blah blah….
Haiyo Haiyo
No. This is not about flying on the East Coast Road (ECR). Some people do believe driving in ECR should be in top speed, where you don’t feel the grip of the road. ECR is the worst road for doing that anyway.
ECR, especially the stretch near Puducherry, and after Mahabs, has a beautiful view at night. The greenish yellow reflectors on the sides, and in the center reflect your headlight making the road look like how a Runway would look like, when a plane is landing.
Next time you get a chance, observe it. If you move at a speed between 50 to 70 kmph, the effect looks really good.
BTW, On the contrary, had some thoughts on driving at night on ECR
- To the extent possible driving through ECR at night should be avoided. With a narrow two lane road and too many curves, you may not be able to see the road when a vehicle comes on the opposite side, and doesn’t switch to a low beam.
- If you plan to go to (or beyond) Cuddalore via ECR, it might be wise to choose Thindivanam route. ECR has too many dangerous curves, and you can’t control how other people drive, even if you drive safe.
- Tambaram to Thindivanam route’s 4 lane also provides another advantage. It’s quite fuel friendly. As you don’t need to use breaks much and have a high visibility on the road, it improves overall fuel utilisation.
