Pedestrian safety is a joke in Kerala

11 years back this same spot was under construction centered around the launch of Lulu mall. There were no street lights, proper footpaths or a well light zebra crossing back then. My dad passed away in an accident with a water truck in this very same spot.

People questioned how the accident happened? Because they knew my dad as someone who would hold whoever is next to him while crossing the road. How could he have missed a big truck? The truck only had one headlight, maybe he mistook it for a bike?

The above photos are from yesterday when I stopped at the spot again after years. This pedestrian trying to cross the road caught my eye. All these vehicles above didn't stop for him, maybe they can't even see him from afar because there are no streetlights or maybe they are just bad drivers. Its alarming to see that nothing has changed in over 10 years. And more families would need to go through what mine and others like mine had to.

Pedestrian is the #1 priority in some countries I know. For us they always come last.