A pedestrian problem: Get off my footpath, rider!

In a city like Bengaluru, you need to look back, ahead, up and down before you take that next step

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Footpaths are for pedestrians. 'Is that even a statement?' you might ask. Well, such remarks need to be made, said aloud in big, bold letters in a city like Bengaluru, where you need to look back, ahead, up and down before you take that next step.

For, behind you might be a motorcyclist speeding at you, taking – what he thinks is a smart shortcut - bypassing all that road traffic. Yes, right on your footpath. Don’t you have a right to stop him and say ‘Get off my footpath, rider!’?

To discuss this and more, DH Radio's Rasheed Kappan speaks to Nikita Luke, Senior Project Associate, World Resources Institute (WRI) India.

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