Bengaluru Traffic Police

Bengaluru today is obviously one of the most sought after cities in the country what with the rapid growth in the IT industry and the rise in the number of job opportunities in the city. With the rising population in the city there is also a corresponding increase in the number of vehicles in the city and a huge increase in the demand on land.

What adds to the traffic pressure in Bengaluru in particular is that there is very little scope for expansion of roads and the need to use existing roads for smooth movement of vehicles is even more pronounced. It thus becomes mandatory for the administration to ensure better parking facilities. So far, the government and the BBMP have not taken this issue seriously and now the situation is such that it needs to be addressed seriously and effectively.

Rapid population growth because of IT and other associated industries in Bengaluru led to an increase in the vehicular population to about 1.5 million, with an annual growth rate of 7-10%

With the increase in population and the expansion of the city, the problem of connectivity of the populace has arisen. Quite obviously personalized modes of transport have grown at a tremendous rate and two wheelers along with the cars almost comprise 90% of the total registered vehicular population in the city.

Two wheelers constitute more than 70% of the total volume, while cars comprise 15%, autos 4% and the remaining 8% includes other vehicles such as buses, vans and tempos.

Sl.No	Year	No.of Cases Registered	Total Fine Amount (Rs.in crores)
6	2012	5204800	53.85
7	2013	5433516	56.98
8	2014	7436336	65.92
9	2015	7626671	70.44
10	2016	9180438	66.97
11	2017	10193274	112.38
12	2018	8389559	81.25
13	2019	7987919	89.18
14	2020	8406182	99.57
15	2021	9358135	140.32
16	2022 Jan	565949	12.59

• Travel speed has dropped to 15 kmph during the peak hours
• Insufficient or no parking spaces for vehicles
• Public transport vehicles vying for road space with private modes

Year	Bus fleet size (Nos)
1997	1921
2017	6450
2021	13202

Vehicle Population in Bengaluru City (As on July,2019)

Two Wheelers	LMV	A/R	H.T.V	H.G.V	Others	Total
5730388	1849035	207951	124333	153204	188307	8253218