The city has 55 Pedestrian Light Control Activation (Pelican) signals. A lot of them are not working, posing a challenge for pedestrians to cross the roads safely. It is not on Saint Mark’s Road. Not on Richmond Circle. Neither is it near the Bishop Cotton Girls’ School. Nor is it near Baldwin Girls’ High School. […]
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While shoppers hope for pedestrian-only streets, shopkeepers are afraid of losing business. The making of “pedestrian-only streets”, a guideline laid down by the Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT) remains on paper, even as many pedestrians wish its implementation. Shopkeepers are opposed to it however; they say it will affect their business. Officials at the […]
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While poor road infrastructure in Bangalore puts pedestrians at risk, experts and officials agree that road safety is the shared responsibility of authorities and pedestrians. Recent data released by the Bangalore Traffic Police revealed a 55 percent increase in pedestrian deaths in the city over the previous years. As of July 2023, 154 pedestrian deaths […]
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