Suggestion #16

Educate & Enforce.

Half of bangalore's traffic jams can be solved if ppl were little more patient. Lets educate ppl on good driving ethics. Lets educate ppl on basic driving rules.Lets have a compulsary test(someone already sggested this), that needs to be cleared by everyone, once every 2 yrs(just like polution certificate). This way in atleast 4-6 years public awareness for tarfic rules would increase.

And lastly start imposing fines on defaulters seriously. So many times I see Cab drivers and auto drivers breaking traffic rules(at traffic signals) and being let off by traffic cop after an animated visual warning. This should stop.Just slap a fine right there and they will never repeat the offence.

Increasing fine may not help.As that will promote bribary. Small amount of fine, if paid 100 times(and believe me short sighted ppl will think that they escaped a rule break by just paying 100 bucks, but when they will see there monthly outflow on rule breaks, they will start thinkin otherwise) will have the desired effect. Smaller amounts of fine will also make traffic cops think twice before accepting even smaller bribes vs being caught.The idea is not to set ppl on the right track overnight..but gradually...remember humans do not like sudden change.