Absence of pedestrian crossing, lane discipline causing problems

City buses invariably drop off passengers in the middle of the road on the Clock Tower circular route

Ranganath H., who rides daily on his scooter to his office near Hamilton Circle in the city, has been facing problems with city buses on the Clock Tower loop road when they make stops for passengers to alight.

“If buses stop on the extreme left side of the road, passengers can straight away step onto the footpath. But many buses stop in the middle of the road to drop passengers off, as the road has become wide now after the removal of the median. This is not only posing problems to other vehicle users trailing city buses but also to passengers as well,” he said.

“Once getting off the buses that stop in the middle of the road, especially during the peak hours, passengers find it difficult to walk to either the left or the right side due to approaching vehicles. They have to strive to reach the safety of the footpath. And, obviously, drivers of approaching vehicles think that people standing in the middle of the road, after being dropped off by city buses, are an obstacle,” Mr. Ranganath said and added that the particular problem is more pronounced between the Clock Tower and RTO stretch.