Techies plan to decongest outer ring road by imparting lessons they learnt from traffic police to area residents
Techies plan to decongest outer ring road by imparting lessons they learnt from traffic police to area residents
Techies championing the 'safe wheels' initiative in outer ring road are now all set to take their newly-learnt traffic lessons to residents of the area. The group of techies, who call themselves ORRCA (outer ring road companies association) had learnt traffic lessons from the BMTC and the traffic police for the last one year as part of their drive to decongest IT corridors. When the group met on Tuesday, the members decided to organize a traffic marathon for spreading their message to other Bangaloreans.
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Unique project
After getting in touch with resident associations in the area, ORRCA decided to begin the 'traffic marathon' on February 1, 2010, and continue it on every long weekend for the next one year. The idea has done down well with the residents. "This will be a unique experience," said Rakesh M, a resident of Marathalli, adjacent to Sarjapur ORR where the initiative will take place. "It's a good thing that techies are coming forward to set things right on our roads."
| About ORRCA |
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ORRCA or the Outer Ring Road Companies Association is a group of software companies who have offices in the outer ring road. Members include CISCO, Capgemini, ABM, Microland and AOL. Employees of these companies began an initiative called 'Safe Wheels' in an attempt to decongest the outer ring road. One of the methods they adopted to do this was to give up private vehicles for public transport. |
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