This edit space has often highlighted pavement apathy. With the few footpaths that are not encroached, the surface quality is questionable. There is a danger of falls with the rough, undulating tiling
BEST bus that was involved in the accident. Pic/By Special Arrangement
Footpaths, or the lack of them in particular, is the focus after an accident at Malabar Hill that claimed a 75 -year-old’s life. Much has been highlighted about the encroachments which have eroded our Mumbai pavements. In huge swathes, footpaths are non-existent.
This edit space has often highlighted pavement apathy. With the few footpaths that are not encroached, the surface quality is questionable. There is a danger of falls with the rough, undulating tiling.
Sometimes, bollards that had been installed have been dug up, leaving behind a little stump that people can stumble on or trip over.
Then, we come to debris piled in corners on footpaths. There is garbage strewn around. Some parts of the pavement are eaten up because of redevelopment, as they have to be cordoned off when work on buildings is ongoing.
To be fair, the edit space has stressed that people in rare instances when possible, should always walk on the footpath, as that will ensure road safety. Having said that, we need to flag the height of many footpaths.
Several Mumbai pavements are built at a height that makes clambering on and getting off a real challenge. This is especially true for seniors, one of the most vulnerable demographics on the road.
One of the prime reasons they shun the pavements is that they cannot get on and off those heights. Most of the time, a pavement has different heights.
This means seniors are looking at the lowest possible height to which they can ascend this Mount Everest peak of a pavement.
There must be deep thought and vision while constructing footpaths across the city. If they are so high as to be inaccessible, it defeats the very purpose for which they were built.
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