Articles by Harish Baskar

Harish works as a Researcher with the consumer protection team at CAG. His work focuses on promoting road safety on Indian roads, especially in Tamil Nadu, through research, advocacy, and information dissemination, in collaboration with citizens, policy makers, government agencies, and the media.

Looking at Chennai's roads, one would wonder if the roads in Indian cities are designed only for motorised vehicles. Two wheelers and four wheelers account for 90% of the total vehicle fleet pushing users of public transport, pedestrians and cyclists to the margins even though the majority of trips are made by them. The civic administration in Chennai woke up late to this issue. It began constructing footpaths in several parts of the city. And I decided to get a feel of these footpaths to see how comfortable it is to walk on them. What better place to experience than to…

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