U Turn or No U turn

Check out the photos below, The Symbol almost says U turn unless you go really close you will be shocked to know that it states “No U turn”
Shouldn’t the Inverted U Symbol have a cross to denote No U turn

Displays a U turn from a long distance

Oh No, It say no U turn

Place is near VijayaNagar, Velachery Bus Stand terminus. Thanks to Peter Balaji, for pointing it out.

Thankless job

In my previous post I had mention that Chennai traffic police reading my blogs, I guess not just mine, I believe that they have gone little techie. Eigther google or technorati is helping them find the blogs which keep cribbing about the chennai traffic.

And there are bunch of losers who think cribbing about the city make them feel that, who crib is a mole or unpatriotic.

Why Thankless job?
You all know in any company that HR (Human Resources) manager and his team never gets an appreciation for what so ever in the world they do good.

The same is for the Chennai Traffic police. I had mention few pain points, addressing in my blog post, about few places in the city, Some corrected, some ignored. It feels really good when you are able to drive back home with little pressure. End of the day that is all everyone wants…

The paint points which I had mentioned

1. Barricades at the alexander square
2. Barricades at the one way. Guindy -> Chinna malai -> Velachery (some partially removed)
3. Lorry traffic before 7 P.M inside city.

I wish to thank the Chennai traffic police for doing an excellent job. There are many occasions where I had cursed them. I feel ashamed, How could a small Chennai traffic police population could do to an outnumbered Chennai population. With people, less tolerance to traffic rules, political influences on the day to-day rules.

I feel Chennai traffic police needs a standing ovation.

Thank you Chennai traffic police, for being patient with us.

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Where to look for meter?

Recently had been to fill up the tank for my car and these people pulled down the filling jack from Air and said “Sir Check the Zero” I said I want petrol and not Diesel looking at the Meter close by.

Then they showed me one more meter right at the left top of the above image

I was shocked. I felt like an idiot.

The next time some one is pulling those pipes, do care ask where you have to look for, before assuming things.

One more thing you can note at the top image the bend in the pipe could hold atleast 50- 100 ml of petrol. So be careful.

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Truck traffic – so no right turn

If you wanted to go to Annanagar from Koyambedu. After 8 PM is a tough one, And the signal is for short duration of time, mostly it takes 3 signals to make the right turns as the truck drivers take the right lane and occupy the ongoing traffic who want to go AnnaNagar. I have been thinking, is there any way to communicate to the truck drivers that they are not supposed to take this lane, atleast who have common sense would avoid this lane.

Well the text need not say “Heavy Vehicles, No right turn” just the Icon representation is more than enough.

Here is my idea.

There is one more option, there are glow signboards on the median which can also say to truck drivers that they cannot take right turn.

What say?
Is this at least feasible, I see lots of private hoardings, will this one be afford ability problem for the chennai traffic police.

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