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Chalta hai attitude wont do;fixing small problems is way ahead

Dec

2

2009

Published : Times of India On receiving a violation ticket for stepping over a zebra crossing,a car driver felt outraged.It is too small an offence to be booked,he fumed.There are so many autorickshaw and lorry drivers.Book them first,he said. In 1996,George Kelling published a book Broken Windows.The title comes from the following example: consider a building ...

Praveen Sood: It’s not a question of 100 Rupees, sir

Nov

21

2009

Published : Bangalore Mirror Any sale of a vehicle should be duly registered at the RTO office. Failing to do so is potentially dangerous for the original owner Week after week, mails from well meaning citizens pour in saying how they received a traffic violation notice for a vehicle which they had already sold. Some ...

Broke the rule Cough up the fine but insist on getting a receipt 1

Aug

10

2009

Published : Times of India Nothing amuses me more than surveys highlighting the ranking of countries,states or departments on the index of corruption.How does it matter whether a department is the 10th or 100th in the index Is there any limit up to which corruption is acceptable It is not the department but few people in that ...

Replace humps with good behaviour

Jun

10

2009

Published : Times of India Road humps are accepted as traffic calming devices all over the world.However,proliferation of road humps in Bangalore has converted roads into roller-coaster rides and a serious traffic hazard.On the one hand,there is a hue and cry about traffic moving at snails pace;on the other,there is such a huge demand for road ...

Make erring cops pay : Praveen Sood, additional commissioner of traffic

May

14

2009

Published : DNA Traffic police personnel stationed near traffic signals are only allowed to book motorists driving rashly or jumping red lights, additional commissioner of traffic Praveen Sood clarified on Wednesday. The officer made this statement following complaints of traffic police personnel stopping and checking vehicular documents in such areas, causing jams in the process. ...

Pay Challan or be dragged to court

Jan

29

2009

Published : Times of India Author : Praveen Sood 1,906 total views, 1 views today

Bangalore 360 Degrees zeroed in on Praveen Sood

Jun

13

2008

Published : Deccan Herald Bangalore 360 Degrees zeroed in on Praveen Sood, the Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic & Security), to ascertain his informed views on the traffic situation in Bangalore… Here are excerpts: DH: What is your perception of traffic in Bangalore? PS: It’s definitely chaotic. Reason is simple: there are more vehicles. There are ...

A man with a mission Interview with Mr Praveen Sood, Mysore City Police Chief

Sep

29

2007

Published : Our Karnataka Ever since Mysore city came under the Commissionerate in the year 1989, many Police Commissioners have come and gone. Some served the city well. Some others just served their terms and left. The permanent residents of the city will certainly remember those Police Commissioners, who served the city well, leaving behind ...

Better roads do not mean improved road safety

Jul

15

2007

Published : Times of India 1,742 total views, no views today