Motorists will soon brake for pedestrians to cross

Motorists will soon brake for pedestrians to cross
BBMP to build dual-purpose speed breakers
TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Bangalore: You must have seen the speed breaker on Infantry Road which is also used as a pedestrian crossing. The BBMP’s traffic engineering cell (TEC) has set August as the deadline to complete construction of 384 such user-friendly ‘high pedestrian crossings’ across the city.
The crossings are expected to meet the needs of all road users as they are not crude, bumpy or unexpected. There is a slight elevation in the middle with slopes on either side.
TEC has completed 96 such pedestrian crossings of the targeted 384. The traffic police have already identified the areas. These speed breakers are expected to find favour with both pedestrians and motorcyclists. While they make it safer for pedestrians to cross the road, motorcyclists can heave a sigh of relief as chances of self-accidents will reduce, with the bumps not being unusually elevated or unmarked.
“Traffic police have given us a list of places where these will be put up. We have commenced work; as and when the police indicate an area, we will construct the crossings. The deadline is August 2009,” BBMP superintendent engineer K P Nagaraj said.
DCP West (traffic) Panduranga Rane said: “We have identified several places across the city and given the list to BBMP. Many have been constructed, on Rajkumar Road, near K R Circle and in Jayanagar and Basavanagudi.”