LUCKNOW, March 28 -- Slow-moving e-rickshaws increasingly sharing road space with fast-moving vehicles, creating a speed gap of over 60 kmph, is turning highways passing through Lucknow into risk zones.

On national highways, vehicles typically run at 80-100 kmph, while speeds on state highways range between 60-80 kmph, as per norms set by the ministry of road transport and highways. In contrast, e-rickshaws operate at just 20-25 kmph, often slower when overloaded and being used like a commercial vehicle to carry load. When they try to match the speed of more powerful vehicles, it leads to accidents.

The stark difference in operating speeds is now visible across key stretches, including Rae Bareli Road (NH 30), Kanpur Road (NH 27), Luckn...