Kolkata: '60ft in 3 seconds', pedestrians at risk

In a city where pedestrians comprise more than 55% fatalities in road accidents in a year, TOI has found several intersections where the time allotted to a pedestrian to cross an interaction is not enough for even a fit individual. While the pedestrian timer near the Kalighat Metro crossing allows pedestrians less than 6 seconds to cross a 80ft-wide road, the timer at the Jadavpur police station crossing allows a person just 3 seconds to cross the 60ft-wide street. In most cases, pedestrians only manage to go half way before the signal turns green for vehicles. TOI visited four key crossings and found how no one cares for pedestrians and how pedestrians themselves disobey rules.

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