💬 Attapur junction needs a signal, or at least a cop

The Attapur junction is a mess in the evenings, mostly between 6 and 8. Everyone pushes in from all sides at the same time and hopes the other person stops. I've seen 2 near misses this week alone. Yesterday an auto and a two wheeler almost hit each other. Both drivers were trying to beat the same gap, and both gave each other a long look afterwards. Auto drivers and bikers take the biggest risks, but it's not all their fault. Nobody knows who has the right of way, because there's no signal and no sign either. Cars from the service road nudge forward and wait for others to give in, and that's when it gets dicey. There's also no proper zebra crossing, so people on foot just run across between the vehicles. Mornings are bad too. Parents on two wheelers drop kids at school around 8 and the lane fills up. I've seen a traffic cop posted there once or twice a week, and the difference is huge. Vehicles stop and wait when someone is standing in the middle waving his hand. That tells me a signal or a regular cop would help a lot more than any sign. This junction connects 3 colonies, so a lot of people use it every day. A few of us were talking about writing one joint request to the traffic police. Our single complaints didn't get any reply, so maybe a joint one will carry more weight. If you have got a signal approved at a junction like this, I would like to know how long it took.

I'd be careful about asking for a signal, because some signals I've seen just make a longer queue. A signal helps only if people respect it, and many two wheelers jump them here. What worked near my house was a small roundabout, which slowed everyone down without waiting. Maybe the joint letter could ask them to study the junction first and then decide.

I use that junction to drop my sister at college and I've stopped taking the right turn. I go around by the longer road, because the right turn there feels like a gamble. A cop does make a visible difference, so I agree with that part of your post. A signal is a big ask, but a zebra crossing with fresh paint would be a start.

I cross that junction around 7 in the evening most days, and it scares me a bit. Autos and bikes come in from every side, and nobody gives way to anyone. A traffic cop stood there during a festival week last year, and it was calmer. So it can be managed. I just wish somebody would be there on ordinary days too.