A forum for pedestrians

A forum for pedestrians
Deccan herald

The Bangalore Association of Pedestrians United (BAPU) has been formed as an effort to create awareness among pedestrians about their rights and to fight for them.

At a press conference in Bangalore on Thursday, members of BAPU, including Founder President of the Humour Club International Y M N Murthy, stressed the need for pedestrian rights on road and at various traffic junctions. While urging the presence of a policeman at each busy crossing, the members also demanded that vehicle users who violate the law be punished.

Ms H S Prema, nutritionist, Varenya Nutrition Concepts, said that people have forgotten walking thanks to increased dependence on vehicles. In fact, a lot of them have health related complaints due to less amount of physical exercise, she added.