Sir,

This refers to the ‘Voice of the Reader’ in Star of Mysore dated Oct. 27 requesting authorities to install road humps, which is not acceptable.

Installation of medians and giving as few openings as possible makes sense. But installing humps is more of a hazard than of use.

Authorities should focus instead on installing zebra crossings for pedestrians and install CCTV cameras and penalise erring drivers.

There is no point in hampering the smooth travel experience. This is very important, particularly keeping in mind that roads are also used to transport patients. Aged people travel on the same roads.

Hope citizens stop demanding road humps (particularly educated people living in the cities who understand the perils of road humps). The bad road conditions throughout Mysuru City, where 50 percent of the road is already like a roller coaster ride — humps add to the misery of vehicle users.

—Ananda Kumar

Mysuru

28.10.2026