On Thursday morning, a two-wheeler rider identified as Mathew Joseph, 47, died in an accident near Devarabeesanahalli on Outer Ring Road while he was on his way to office. He was riding near the bus priority lane, which has bollards, when a speeding goods vehicle knocked down his bike. He slipped and fell under the wheel of the goods vehicle sustaining severe head injuries. He died on the spot.
The incident has one again raised concerns over the safety hazard that bollards pose to motorists, especially as metro construction work from Central Silk Board Junction to K.R. Puram is currently underway.
The traffic police have been asking authorities such as Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT), Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), and Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) to remove bollards on the bus priority lane in areas where metro work sites have been set up. This would help motorists maneuver narrow stretches.
