for me they are more than footbridg-
es, they’re architectural wonders.
My grandmother may take forever
to climb these if not at all. Why this
high? As high as they are, they are
not even accessible. To access the
nearest footbridge one must walk
not less than 100m – that’s a distance.
Clearly everything seems wrong
with our planning. What is the point
in constructing a bridge which isn’t
within my reach? I will rather cross
the road to save time. That is a dan-
gerous option but that is my best bet
if I want to save time – I cross – I die.
With vehicles traveling an average
speed of about 60km/h; I have less
than 30 seconds to cross – my time
and chances are limited but it is all
I have – the bridge in my vicinity is
not accessible (too far or uncomplet-
ed) so I have to cross. The other day,
a friend tried to cross and he end-
ed up crossing over to the next life.
This is the reality we face in our so-
ciety each passing day – these are
the risks we have to take every sin-
gle day. Yet people we have put in
charge over us – the people we pay
with our taxes – sit and watch – till a
100 of us lose our lives – till we can’t
take it anymore and hit the streets
to demonstrate they somehow pre-
sume we will be fine. When things
escalate then they come and mark
our roads and call it a Zebra crossing.
We don’t need Zebra crossings on our
highways; we need completed and
accessible footbridges. We deserve
to live in safe environments. A 100
foots must not fall before we have a
sense of responsibility in our soci-
ety. All footbridges must be complet-
ed and made accessible to those for
whom they have been constructed.
28 | Colossium . December 2018
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