Bicycle mayor points out flaw in infrastructure for cyclists

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: The bicycle mayor of the city, Satya Shankaran has yet again pointed out another flaw in the infrastructure of Bengaluru that is non-inclusive of cyclists. "Excellent attention to road safety. Today, a cyclist's wheel caught in the gap and fell at the 100ft Road Indiranagar metro pillar number 50," he said on Twitter, tagging multiple authorities including P C Mohan.

"This has resulted in four stitches near my left eyebrow, some bruises and severe headache," said Maria Shilpa, the cyclist on the Twitter thread. Other cyclists from the city also resonated with the experience and shared their own.

"Every time I cross Magadi Road under pass on chord road, I fear that my cycle will get caught in the grating over the drain. There would be no issue if the grating was perpendicular to the road but unfortunately this isn't the case and it’s parallel," said Ramesh Sreekantan, another resident.

"These should have been put perpendicular to the flow of traffic. Unfortunately, common sense isn't a criteria for engineering," said Anish, another user. The bicycle mayor had previously alerted another incident where the pedestrian pavement had been dug out and the debris had been put over the cycle lane obstructing the smooth movement of cyclists.

The bicycle mayor of the city, Satya Shankaran has yet again pointed out another flaw in the infrastructure of Bengaluru that is non-inclusive of cyclists. "Excellent attention to road safety. Today, a cyclist's wheel caught in the gap and fell at the 100ft Road Indiranagar metro pillar number 50," he said on Twitter, tagging multiple authorities including P C Mohan.  

"This has resulted in four stitches near my left eyebrow, some bruises and severe headache," said Maria Shilpa, the cyclist on the Twitter thread. Other cyclists from the city also resonated with the experience and shared their own.

"Every time I cross Magadi Road under pass on chord road, I fear that my cycle will get caught in the grating over the drain. There would be no issue if the grating was perpendicular to the road but unfortunately this isn't the case and it’s parallel," said Ramesh Sreekantan, another resident.

"These should have been put perpendicular to the flow of traffic. Unfortunately, common sense isn't a criteria for engineering," said Anish, another user