There is no place to walk in this city. Although the number of vehicles here has touched 25 lakh, Mumbai remains a city of pedestrians, with 51 per cent of the population choosing to walk to their destination. Despite this, however, little attention is paid to their safety, so it’s hardly surprising that 61 per cent of the fatalities in road accidents are not motorists but pedestrians and cyclists.

Mumbaikars cross Maharshi Karve road at the Ahilya Bai Holkar chowk at Churchgate. More than half the city’s population comprises pedestrians, transport experts pointed out at a road safety meet yesterday. Pic/Suresh KK