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A study conducted on safety and risk assessment of child pedestrians in the VV Puram area showed that children commuting to school on foot have to cross many such hurdles to reach the campus, raising safety concerns.
Take for example, the footpaths on 6th Cross in Malleswaram, which remain outdated, using large stone slabs as the walking surface. Over time, several of these slabs have broken, posing a direct threat to pedestrians’ lives. “Ironically, authorities invest in well-constructed roads for vehicles, but neglect the safety of pedestrians who rely on footpaths,” said Suresh Kamat, a resident of Malleswaram. “The footpaths in many roads of Malleswaram are in a pathetic condition, and I’ve witnessed many people falling due to these broken slabs.”