India's Worst-Behaved Motorists are in Bangalore


Bangalore: Every two days, three pedestrians are killed on roads and annually more than 10,000 are hospitalized – ONLY in BANGALORE CITY.  And today the motorist behavior is a heated topic of discussion, the arrogance and negligence of motorists in cities killing many and injuring many more.

The tech capital of India, Bangalore scored the lowest in the category on the motorist behavior in cities – the miserable score of all - 30 out of 100. However, the city scored 45 in overall walkability index while Pune scored the highest with 54, Rajkot 53, Bhuvaneswar 50, Surat 43, and Chennai 40.

The survey was carried out by a New Delhi-based green group called Clean air initiative aimed to determine the walkability (walking infrastructure availability) of Indian cities. Initially conducted in 13 Asian cites, the survey was later extended to seven Indian cities namely – Bhubaneswar, Bangalore, Pune, Indore, Rajkot, Chennai and Surat. It aims to draw constructive results from the walkability parameters and educate the stakeholders and policymakers on the necessary changes.

Bangalore scored the least in the category called disability infrastructure with a shocking low score of 24 against 100. Disability infrastructure category measures the availability of positioning and maintenance of infrastructure for the disabled.