Updated On: 19 September, 2025 07:29 AM IST | Mumbai | The Editorial
Just like riding bikes on the wrong side on pavements has become a chronic problem

Bikers ride on the footpath while pedestrians walk alongside. Pics/Kirti Surve Parade
Instead of pedestrian heels, it is wheels on already encroached pavements as our two-wheelers have taken over footpaths in the city.
Hours post our front page report which has garnered huge response, supported by pictures showing two-wheelers treating the footpath as the road, the BMC took action, installing bollards on pavements in the Dadar-Matunga area. There are a few pavements in the city that have bollards placed to deter bikers. In some places, a bollard or two has been removed. In some instances, two-wheelers find a way to get through. One has to highlight that bollards mean wheelchair users pay the price as wheelchairs cannot get through these bollards. Wheelchair users are being punished for the transgressions of the bike riders.