Regular Metropolitan Transport Corporation commuters have appealed to the traffic police and other authorities concerned to create a dedicated parking slot for share autorickshaws on the eastern side of West Tambaram.
Because, share auto drivers encroach upon the West Tambaram bus stop and make it congested.
As a result, the MTC bus commuters are forced to stand in the open, thereby hindering free movement of vehicular traffic throughout the day.
A few MTC bus drivers stop the buses near the State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) bus bay or in the middle of the Grand Southern Trunk Road, bringing vehicular traffic to a grinding halt and forcing the commuters to sprint to catch their buses.
“We are forced to run and squeeze in through the vehicles in order to board the buses. In other words, we have to be on our toes,” commuters complained.
SETC passengers are faced with an almost similar problem. SETC passengers, drivers and conductors operating on the stretch blame the share auto drivers for the chaos, saying they are making it impossible for them to enter the bus bay.
Adding insult to injury, the SETC buses and share-auto rickshaw drivers park their vehicles at the stop. “Even when the green signal is on, we are not able to move ahead because of the traffic chaos created by them,” R. Mohan, a motorist, said.
“Traffic policemen admit that exclusive parking slots for share autos would mitigate the problem faced by vehicle users, pedestrians and commuters. Separate stops would decongest the vehicular traffic and bring in more regulation,” they added.
