“There can never be ‘enough safety’ on our roads. When I ride a bike, no matter how strictly I, as an individual, follow traffic rules, I know I am not completely safe. I always have a fear of falling from my bike because of somebody else’s carelessness,” says Neha Sohani, a 24-year-old film industry professional from Mumbai.

Sohani, who has been riding her Bullet Classic 500 and Pulsar 125 Cc bikes for eight years now, is one of the many women in the city who share similar experiences. The discomforting attitude of male motorists and drivers and the violation of traffic rules by fellow commuters are some of the major factors that create an unsafe environment for female riders and car drivers in the city. Additionally, they battle unhealthy road conditions and difficulties caused by the Mumbai Metro construction activities.