SOME ORDER PLEASE!: Free-for-all traffic on Satyam theatre road at Ameerpet. — Photo: D. Gopalakrishnan

HYDERABAD: Driving on this road is indeed a test of patience. Everyday, from dawn to dusk, this road witnesses a series of traffic jams. But, who does one blame for this chaos? Policemen or motorists?

It's total chaos on the Satyam theatre road at Ameerpet. Autorickshaws, two-wheelers and four-wheelers line up one after another on both sides of road, often bringing the flow of traffic to a grinding halt.

Fleet of vehicles

Absence of a traffic policeman worsens the situation. A narrow road, but a fleet of buses takes this lane all day. Roadside vendors occupy most of the road. While the authorities appear to focus only on main roads, lanes like these with traffic volume equivalent to the main roads with thousands of motorists using it everyday stand neglected.

The main problem seems to be haphazard parking of vehicles in front of shops. Big and small shops, selling all kinds of goods, including jewellery and clothes, allow parking right in front of their stores.

"The problem can be solved to a large extent provided the authorities allot a specific parking place somewhere in the area. The main reason for congestion is the disorderly parking," locals say. Also, the bumpy road ensures that vehicles move in a slow pace.

In slow motion

Another point where vehicles are forced to come to a halt is the one leading to Hotel Aditya Park Inn. Vehicles coming from the gurudwara side and proceeding towards S.R. Nagar, those coming from SR Nagar intending to take a right turn towards the hotel, vehicles coming from the hotel side proceeding to SR Nagar and gurudwara - this results in the slow movement of vehicles as motorists literally drive into one another. "Perhaps, if the vehicles are not allowed from the hotel side, chaos may come down to a large extent," is what locals suggest. Vendors should also be shifted, they plead.

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