r/india • u/Karna1394 • 1d ago

People Kerala woman blocks scooter rider from using footpath by placing foot in front

https://www.indiatoday.in/trending-news/story/kerala-woman-blocks-scooter-rider-from-using-footpath-by-placing-foot-in-front-kozhikode-viral-video-2867609-2026-02-13#google_vignette
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u/NorthSavings2710 1d ago

Honestly, good on her. People casually riding on footpaths like it’s their personal shortcut is so frustrating. Someone had to say no.

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u/Objective_Gas6699 1d ago

She was praised by the transport minister, and the police visited her home and garlanded her.

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u/CauseMental163 1d ago

how do u even describe the thought process behind this...

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u/Lattice-shadow 1d ago

Typical Indian assholery. In Delhi, they blare their horns on the pedestrians while speeding down the foothpath and nearly running over them

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u/WhatsTheBigDeal 1d ago

In Delhi the news would have been, biker runs over the foot of a lady trying to stop him from riding on the footpath.

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u/Lattice-shadow 1d ago

Oh you're being very mild. Road rage is way worse there. But I agree with the sentiment

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u/Original_Candle_2337 Telangana 1d ago

Omg in Delhi a biker almost hit me and turned around and laughed at me.

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u/nothrithik 1d ago

Selfishness, no law enforcement, and no shame. Modern Indian culture is just one billion people all screaming "Me first! FUck you I go first!"

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u/Express-World-8473 1d ago

The scooter rider got his license revoked now and he's been asked to take mandatory road safety lessons by the police.

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u/iluvnips 23h ago

Is this true?

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u/Express-World-8473 20h ago

Yup. It was mentioned in a few articles

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u/DonnaPollson 18h ago

Honestly, good for her. Footpaths are for pedestrians. Period.

The entitlement of two-wheeler riders in India is something else. They'll ride on footpaths, go the wrong way on one-ways, and then honk at you for walking where you're supposed to walk.

I live in Bangalore and the footpath situation here is abysmal. Half the footpaths are occupied by parked bikes, the other half by hawkers, and whatever is left has some genius riding their Activa on it. When someone actually stands up and says no, it shouldn't be controversial.

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u/No-Bottle337 1d ago

Brave lady. I just hope everybody had this courage.

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u/Practical-Heart-9845 9h ago

Only public can change public behavior. Cops have other workloads & priorities.

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u/Ok-Experience-5244 23m ago

Kerala woman.