Impatience of pedestrians, drivers adds to congestion at Teynampet junction
The Hindu
EVer increasing volume of vehicle population leads to constant congestion at Thyagaraya Road-Eldams Road junction on Anna Salai
Every vehicle-user’s hope at any signal is to clear it and move on in the shortest time possible.
On Anna Salai, near the junction of Thyagaraya Road-Eldams Road, the wait for the signal to change seems eternal. When a siren sounds from an ambulance, there is hope that the signal will turn green.
On Monday, a 10-minute wait near the junction was a revelation. Most two-wheelers and a few four-wheelers violated the white stop line. Some were way past the signal and wouldn’t know if it changed.
The policewoman under the makeshift umbrella periodically blew the whistle to warn violators.
An elderly couple put out their hands to stop the traffic as they crossed Anna Salai. “They expect the traffic to stop. How will vehicles stop when the signal is green,” she lamented.
Just as she signalled vehicles at the Eldams Road junction to move, a man alighted from his scooter on Thyagaraya Road and said, “An ambulance is on its way.”
A few seconds later, the ambulance made its way to Nandanam from Thyagaraya Road as the policewoman deftly clicked the switch to change the signal.
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