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Hyderabad Pedestrians Face Risks as Drivers Ignore Crossings and Signals
People walking in Hyderabad often have trouble crossing busy roads safely.
Some drivers go through red lights, stop on crossing lines, or turn across the path of walkers.
Some pedestrians also cross when their signal says not to.
A traffic officer said many tickets are issued at one crossing each day.
The city recorded more than 150,000 signal-jumping violations in 2025.
Its report also counted 837 pedestrian crashes, including 105 deaths.
A road-safety advocate says roads and traffic systems often prioritize moving cars over people on foot.
An advocate has asked officials to make crossings safer, including along Tank Bund.
The report says the National Human Rights Commission had already directed state authorities to improve crossings.
Pedestrians at several Hyderabad junctions face vehicles blocking crossings, running red lights, and continuing through free-left turns.
A traffic officer at Parade Ground said at least 150 challans are issued there daily, often for signal violations or wrong-route driving.
Hyderabad recorded 152,502 signal-jumping violations in 2025, up from 114,346 the previous year.
The city’s 2025 annual report recorded 837 pedestrian road accidents, leaving 105 people dead and 788 injured.
The NHRC directed Telangana authorities in March to improve zebra crossings; advocate Yennam Balachander Reddy later filed a complaint about safety on Tank Bund.
- Who
- Pedestrians, motorists, Hyderabad police, road-safety advocate Vinod Kanumala, and advocate Yennam Balachander Reddy.
- What
- Pedestrian safety concerns include drivers disregarding signals and crossings, pedestrian signal violations, and inadequate crossing conditions.
- Where
- Hyderabad, including Parade Ground, Malakpet, Secunderabad, Madhapur, and the Tank Bund-Hussainsagar stretch.
- When
- The police figures are for 2025 and the previous year; the NHRC directive was issued in March, and the Tank Bund complaint was received on October 6.
- Why
- The article cites traffic-rule violations, inadequate pedestrian space and safety measures, and weak compliance when enforcement is not visible.
System and enforcement concerns
Shared responsibility concerns
Why crossings are unsafe
System and enforcement concerns
Vinod Kanumala says government planning focuses on the free movement of motor vehicles rather than pedestrians, and that continuously flowing traffic leaves walkers without a safe break to cross.
Shared responsibility concerns
Kanumala also says pedestrians frequently ignore their signals, while motorists may treat pedestrian space as part of the roadway; he argues both groups should respect each other’s right of way.
How drivers follow rules
System and enforcement concerns
Yennam Balachander Reddy says motorists often stop only when police enforcement is visible, and he has sought action over unsafe crossings and traffic conditions.
Shared responsibility concerns
A traffic policeman said many violations at Parade Ground are penalized, while also describing wrong-route driving as a recurring issue; the article does not provide an official response to Reddy’s broader allegations.
Key facts
- Signal-jumping violations in 2025
- 152,502
- Signal-jumping violations in the previous year
- 114,346
- Pedestrian road accidents recorded
- 837
- Pedestrian deaths
- 105
- Pedestrians injured
- 788
- Challans at Parade Ground crossing
- At least 150 per day, according to a traffic policeman
- NHRC directive
- In March, Telangana authorities were directed to improve and maintain zebra crossings at major city junctions within eight weeks.
- Tank Bund complaint
- Received and registered by the NHRC on October 6; the article does not specify the year.
Quotes
Yennam Balachander Reddy
Advocate who petitioned the NHRC about pedestrian crossings and safety
“This is quite a difficult area to cross and most often has been a close call. Wish things were different.”
deccanchronicle.com
“The government is only focused on the free movement of motorised vehicles, not pedestrians.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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