A 73-year-old woman, Prabhavathi Amma, who recently went viral on social media for her courageous solo-protest against a motorist who was riding on a footpath at Eranhipalam in Kozhikode city, continued her protest on Saturday by preventing the entry of a few reckless riders. There were both youngsters and elders in the group of riders who were caught red-handed on the footpath with the elderly woman’s determined fight.
“This illegal ride has been troubling the poor pedestrians, including the elderly ones, for several years. On many occasions, the riders escaped from my hand when I stepped back to allow them to turn the two-wheelers,” said the elderly woman whose daring action prompted the Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) to suspend the driving licence of one of the exposed riders. She also captured the road rule violations in her mobile phone to hand over to the MVD enforcement squad.
“I had filed complaints with the authorities several times against this dangerous practice. Apart from imposing fines, nothing happened to prevent it,” said Mr. Prabhavathi, a resident of Eranhipalam, who was once an active political activist. Within a week, I myself prevented at least four riders on the footpath and I would continue with this protest, she affirmed.
