Bhubaneswar, July 10 -- https://images.odishatv.in/uploadimage/library/16_9/16_9_0/recent_photo_1752125759.webp
Despite clear rules and warning signs, reckless overtaking and speeding have turned the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose bridge, a vital connector between Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, into a daily hazard for thousands of commuters.
The bridge, structurally designed with two wide lanes equivalent to three standard ones, is marked with a continuous double yellow line prohibiting overtaking in either direction. Yet, every day, vehicles ranging from two-wheelers to 16-wheeler trucks are seen flouting this rule, veering into the wrong lane to swerve past others, creating dangerous situations and, often, narrow escapes from collisions.
As one...