Chaotic Traffic Clogs Bangalore Roads

Chaotic Traffic Clogs Bangalore Roads

Pedestrians battle scooters, taxis, private cars, and vans on Bangalore's chaotic Mahatma Gandhi Road, known as South Parade in the days of the British. Despite a nightmarish list of infrastructure shortcomings, including potholed roads too narrow for the traffic they bear, Bangalore's exploding middle class keeps buying every form of motorized conveyance, adding nearly 1,000 vehicles a day to the already overtaxed streets.