Since my past seven months stay in Bangalore I get to hear tonnes of cribbing about the Bangalore traffic conditions and roads.Be it Bus stops, coffee shop,office corridor, pantry,or even office rest room this topic is a main ingradient of talks, as an icing on the cake the news papers and weekly make sure to print beautiful photos of vehicle flooded banglore roads and pot holes of different sizes and shapes not only that the rocking music radio station's beautiful radio jockey's in her sensual voice will keep you updated how badly screwed up the traffic is in different parts of city. I was kind of getting used to it and the irony is some how I felt I am unaffected. In fact I was...but not anymore. Once those gutters and undulated rough terrain like surface of Bannerghatta road was like heaven for me, there were reasons:
- I love biking (cycling) that too mountain biking and for me it was the fun filled adventure of biking through the rough patches to my office.
- What else you need if Bangalore corporation itself is providing you a rough terrain track in the heart of the city (yes you will have to believe those guys in Mountain due ad: wearing all those adventure sports gears to office, yes at least in Bangalore it stands true)
- For me day by day Bannerghatta road became a more realistic terrain; my biking more fun and above all committed Bangalore corporation hell bent on maintaining and preserving B.G road's uneven contours for it's beloved denizens, what else I need!!!
Fortunately or unfortunately I committed a mistake, I brought my bike down here from Pune. Now I repent why I did that…I don’t touch my motorbike on weekdays as a rule for past three years. Monday to Friday is smooth as I use my mountain bike. To my bad luck past one week my cycle is in the workshop for servicing and I need to fix a few parts. Now even thinking about going to office by my Motor Bike is a nightmare. The moment I set my bike on road for the expedition to office my blood will get hot my voice will raise and head will sweat like crazy. Apply the clutch and brake every now and d then and drive at snail’s pace and still fall in to ditches and if your reflex let you then get out of the shock and lift your head and look you wont miss this : a multicolour poster of a pig like fat politician staring at you with his Rayban glasses ( I do say the little prayer for him obviously “ F” is it’s integral part)By the time I reach my office it will be at least 45 to 50 minutes, on my cycle to cover a distance of 7 .5 KM I hardly use to take 25 minutes that too during the peak hours of traffic, with cycle you can always flip through the cluster of vehicles and believe me it is fun. I call this fun, fun because when you enjoy your ride the entire driving fraternity inside those AC cars are perpetually using those "F" words at those unknown/ unidentified targets. The entire community of politicians (including the Lefts Rights and Centres) are sure about one thing they will maintain Bannerghatta come what may they will protect this treasure “ BANNERGHATTA ROAD” as it is at any cost. Considering the amount of efforts and thoughts our politicians have put in to this beautiful infrastructure, I think as a dutiful resident I must suggest what can be the potential ROI Here it goes”
- Put a toll gate at Bilekahalli and open Bannerghatta road for he unique experience of cruising on cruiser jeeps
- Start dirt biking and soon it will become eligible to host the world championships
- Thus Bangalore will build world champion athletes in dirt biking, Mountain biking and Bangalore will be in the international map as a hot favourite place for adventure sports.
Good work guys Jai BDA, Jai Bangalore Mahanagara Palike!!!
