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Road Humps and Potholes: A Nightmare for Motorists

Mysore/Mysuru: Unscientific humps, especially those on poor lit roads, cause fatal accidents. Two-wheeler riders are most prone to such fatality. Many two-wheeler accidents, injuries and deaths in city are caused by badly…

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Published July 13, 2020 · 4 min read
road humps and potholes: a nig

Mysore/Mysuru: Unscientific humps, especially those on poor lit roads, cause fatal accidents. Two-wheeler riders are most prone to such fatality. Many two-wheeler accidents, injuries and deaths in city are caused by badly built road humps. Added to this, the rainy season has created a number of craters and gaping holes in these poor quality roads.

Road hump opposite Prajapita Brahmakumari Ishwariya Vishwavidyalaya: “If vehicle riders have to travel on the road opposite Vikram Jeev Hospital, they have to ride on the right side of the road. There is a huge road hump opposite Prajapita Brahmakumari Ishwariya Vishwavidyalaya and road repair work is going on at the same site because of which a huge pothole has been created. MCC has to fill this crate immediately. Otherwise, riders travelling on this downward sloping road while taking turn to the right side might fall and get injured with fatal consequences,” says Venkatesh, a two-wheeler rider who commutes on this road more frequently.

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