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Logical Solutions to Bangalore’s Traffic – Part IV: Pedestrian Infrastructure

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Aditya

…continuing from the previous post… (and here’s the first part of the series) Another huge reason why traffic is so bad in Bangalore is the complete infrastructure for pedestrians. So called signal free roads are planned with no consideration for … Continue reading →

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Logical Solutions to Bangalore’s Traffic – Part III: Signage and Lighting

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Aditya

…continuing from the previous post… (and here’s the first part of the series) Then we’ve got the problem of lighting and signage. I’ve never been able to figure out why lighting isn’t considered important enough on Bangalore roads. Even the … Continue reading →

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Logical Solutions to Bangalore’s Traffic – Part II: Public Transport

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Aditya

…continuing from the previous post… The next important need in terms of infrastructure is proper public transportation. The Bus Day (on the 4th of every month) is a great initiative, but it won’t work in the long run. Take someone … Continue reading →

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Logical Solutions to Bangalore’s Traffic – Part I: Roads

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Aditya

Bangalore’s traffic situation is getting worse every day. It has now reached the unenviable situation of having the slowest traffic on average among the major cities in India. For the longest time, I’ve thought that some of the solutions to … Continue reading →

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Don’t drive while texting

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Aditya

The Gwent Police in Wales came up with this video as part of a 30 min Public Service Announcement on the dangers of sending an SMS while driving. It’s quite gruesome, and hopefully may make a difference.

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Freedom anyone?

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Aditya

Recently, on Slashdot, a member from the UK asked the question “Which country should I move to?” His point being that the UK is becoming increasingly less free, and he wants to know which country would be better. Of course, … Continue reading →

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The question is – does it work as a poem?

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Aditya

digg_url = “http://blog.aditseng.com/2009/02/the-question-is-does-it-work-as-a-poem/”;digg_title = “The question is – does it work as a poem?”;digg_bgcolor = “#F3F4EE”;digg_skin = “normal”;digg_url = undefined;digg_title = undefined;digg_bgcolor = undefined;digg_skin = undefined; Demetri Martin has taken a bunch of palindromes and strung them together to make … Continue reading →

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Joint Statement on the Barbaric Assault in Mangalore (please add your names) « Ultra Violet

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Aditya

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The Times of India – The leader guards the reader – or not!

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Aditya

  Look at this article in the Time of India – Jilted lover thrashed for bid to kiss batchmate-Nagpur-Cities-The Times of India Now take a look at the opening paragraph again: A second year computer engineering student of GH Raisoni … Continue reading →

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To all my feminist friends out there

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Aditya

toothpastefordinner.com I know, I know… too many of these posts…. I promise… Better posts soon.

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