India, Aug. 19 -- Sir,

Recently, a cow was fatally struck by a speeding vehicle on Chamundi Hill Road. The reckless and high-speed driving by private vehicle users on this Road poses a severe threat to public safety.

This incident is not isolated, but part of a recurring pattern of dangerous behaviour by car and two-wheeler drivers. These drivers frequently engage in dangerous overtaking, disregarding oncoming traffic, thereby endangering the lives of morning walkers, pedestrians and other road-users.

Despite repeated complaints to the authorities concerned, the measures taken have been temporary and insufficient, allowing law-breaking drivers to continue their reckless behaviour with impunity.

The footpaths along Chamundi Hill Road, ...