Mid-day campaign| Mumbai road safety: Readers flag more deadly speed breakers from around city

After middayrsquos campaign highlighting the dangers posed by unmarked and broken speed breakers several readers pointed out specific locations across the city where the traffic calming devices need to be painted for better visibility Concerned about the safety of motorists and twowheeler riders they implored the authorities to paint the speed bumps and install reflectorsVisits to three spots across the city revealed how the lives of Mumbaikars are imperilled by barely visible speed breakers whose presence forces motorists and twowheeler riders to hit the brakes paving the way for potentially gruesome mishapsAn unpainted road hump on Padma Bhushan Dev Anand Road at Pali Hill in Bandra West PicAshish RajePali Hill Bandra WestThe roads in this upscale area which is home to several celebrities including figures from the film industry lacked clearly distinguishable speed bumpsAn unpainted road hump on Padma Bhushan Dev Anand Road at Pali Hill in Bandra West PicsAshish RajeWhen midday visited the area on Monday a speed breaker whose markings had faded was spotted on Padma Bhushan Dev Anand Road On the arterial Nargis Dutt Road speed breakers near ICICI Bank the Delphi building Sunita B Nanda Chowk Palace Sea View and Nakshatra 65 bungalow could barely be made outThe aforementioned speed breakers were either on steep inclines making proper markings and reflectors all the more important so that motorists and twowheeler riders donrsquot have to apply emergency brakesAn unadorned speed bump near ICICI Bank on Nargis Dutt Rd in BandraAuthor and podcast host Anupam Gupta highlighting the issue on X stated ldquoPali Hill has these poorly marked speed breakers that could do with a fresh coat of paint and better warning signsrdquo Ketan Panchal a motorist who frequently visits Pali Hill said ldquoThe authorities should at least understand that Pali Hill has a steep ascent and descent so speed breakers should be properly painted The low visibility of speed breakers increases chances of accidentsrdquoPant Nagar Ghatkopar EastA speed bump opposite Acharya Atre Maidan at Pant Nagar in Ghatkopar East PicsSayyed Sameer AbediThere are around five speed breakers on the 400metre stretch of Pant Nagar Colony Road between Pant Nagar police station and Technical High School at Ghatkopar East There are two speed breakers opposite the police station Near Acharya Atre Maidan there is one speed breaker while there is another opposite the ground and Technical High School These of these road calming devices are unmarked ldquoThis is one of the busy roads of Pant Nagar But these speed breakers are not marked which is puzzling for motoristsrdquo said a residentA barely marked speed breaker near Technical High SchoolSachin Manjrekar a local social activist said ldquoThese speed breakers have been unmarked for a long time Is there really a need for five speed breakers on a 400metre stretch The speed breakers are tall which causes difficulties for the bikers The BMC can use rumblers here Why do they need outdated speed breakersrdquoA barely marked speed breaker near Technical High SchoolVanrai GoregaonMotorists and twowheeler riders travelling via service road along the southbound stretch of the Western Express Highway WEH between Vanrai police station and the JogeshwarindashVikhroli Link Road junction are met with speed breakers that lack proper marking every few metresAn unmarked speed breaker near westbound arm of the Mrinal Tai Gore flyover on the WEH on Monday PicsSatej ShindeOne such road hump is just a few hundred meters away from the Vanrai police stationMotorist Rupesh Patkar said ldquoTwowheeler riders and motorists are compelled to apply emergency brakes on the stretch which could lead to accidents Itrsquos high time the authorities paint the speed breakers or install reflectors on themrdquoA road hump on the service road near the Nesco ColonyMotorists and bikers have to contend with an unmarked speed breaker just a few metres near the stretch of the Mrinaltai Gore flyover arm which goes from east to westReaders speaklsquoUnmarked speed breakers are dangerousrsquoldquoAt Yari Road near bus depot in Andheri there are unmarked speed bumpsrdquo said Iqbal Gilani Mansuri who provided three photos of speed bumps ldquoAuthoriites should paint themrdquo he addedBumps on V N Purav MarglsquoRoad humps are poorly maintainedrsquoVinod H Shah a Chunabhatti resident said ldquoSpeed bumps are poorly maintained illdesigned and put up without caution boards Speed bumps are not only bad for passing vehicles but for safety of the general publicrdquoSpeed bump near Oberoi MalllsquoPurpose is defeatedrsquoJames Marcel said ldquoThe speed breaker a little before Oberoi Mall is half broken leaving enough space for motorcycle riders to navigate the bump without slowing down Completely defeating the purposerdquo