I bought shoes for rainy season today. And it's the end of October. Felt weird but one's got to walk!
But the walk to Bata showroom itself was a tough task. They've dug up the roads everywhere, it was wet and muddy and suddenly it looked like the pavements had vanished. That's quite routine in Bangalore, though; pavements are either absent by design or are usurped by petty shops and houses. So we adjust and substitute main roads for pavements when we can't find them. But today there was a deluge of vehicles too. I was determined to walk so I kept my eyes firmly on what was coming under my feet, miraculously escaped brushing against any vehicle and marched on. It was a feeling of elation when I hit a decent patch of tarred road.
But footpaths are vanishing everywhere, even in small towns. As vehicular density increases, administration is happy to widen the roads at the cost of footpaths. The effects are already being felt in terms of accidents.
But the walk to Bata showroom itself was a tough task. They've dug up the roads everywhere, it was wet and muddy and suddenly it looked like the pavements had vanished. That's quite routine in Bangalore, though; pavements are either absent by design or are usurped by petty shops and houses. So we adjust and substitute main roads for pavements when we can't find them. But today there was a deluge of vehicles too. I was determined to walk so I kept my eyes firmly on what was coming under my feet, miraculously escaped brushing against any vehicle and marched on. It was a feeling of elation when I hit a decent patch of tarred road.
But footpaths are vanishing everywhere, even in small towns. As vehicular density increases, administration is happy to widen the roads at the cost of footpaths. The effects are already being felt in terms of accidents.
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