Do You drive a car to
office every day? You don’t? Do you know someone who does?
And do you spend time
in, and talk about, the traffic jams in Bangalore?
Here are 10 straight
ways You could help to reduce the traffic in. Yes you. Please read on to know
how!
1. Use the transport provided by your office
Having used office
transport for the most part of my career, I would say this is the best mode of
commuting, for work. You reach office on time and leave on time, most of the
times.
2. Use BMTC busses
Well, BMTC has one of
the best connectivity in the country for office goers. Don’t believe it? Here
are some names of the bus stops – Intel, JP Morgan, IBM, iGate, Wipro, Infosys,
Manyata tech park, Prestige Shantiniketan. Get some clues? Volvos are a cooler
way to travel. There are plenty of other alternatives too. So, put on your
headphones and catch a bus.
3. Use Namma Metro
Have you tried our
new pride of the city. Mysore road to east bangalore in just 40 minutes (that
otherwise takes, umm, I guess, ‘infinite’ time! You just need to check the
routes, they are abundantly frequent enough. What’s more? Discipline followed
(enforced by the security) for boarding a metro here is unmatched in the
country. You will love the way it swiftly takes you to the destination.
4. Car pool
From a Whatsapp group
to dedicated apps, you have everything to communicate and fill in your car with
a fellow colleague (4-5 of them, actually). Offload the pain of driving through
the traffic and kill the boredom of driving alone altogether.
5. Offer
lift to a stranger.
Well, I wouldn’t say
a perfect stranger. But you could generously offer a ride to a colleague
waiting for a bus or walking down the road. Lanyards will help you to decide if
you should really offer.
6. Ride a Motor Bike
If you are into
motorbikes and love the breeze of cool and fresh air while riding, you are in
the right place. Put on your helmet, wear your jacket and ride to office
tomorrow. See for yourself how much time you would save that way.
7. Use your Bicycle or even rent one.
Are you a fitness enthusiast
and love riding a bike to burn calories, Bangalore’s weather is just perfect
for you too. I know an ex-colleague of mine, who rides his bike to office
keeping his swanky new Toyota at home, often. There are some bikes available on
rent also, for a mere rupee an hour charge. Go for it.
8. Use Flexi timing policy of your company
This is for those
rich company employees who are offered flexi-timing options, officially. And if
you are well in sync with your team, you could even have a timing of your own,
unofficially.
9. Walk up to your office.
This may not be for
everyone reading this. But you can and should surely walk if your office is
just a couple of kilometers away. Remember, a 20 minutes’ walk everyday keeps
you a lot fitter than those who don’t walk at all.
10. Don’t go to office
Yeah. I mean it! If
your company allows you to work from home, do work from home sometimes. A piece
of free advice here, Do Work from home!
I leave it to the
wise readers to take any of these points and help keep this city from merely
being infamous for the traffic woes. Remember, one car less on the road
tomorrow, you would be home faster.
