It may come as no shock to city residents that 17 persons died and 51 suffered injuries due to footboard travelling in 2012. Commuters blame it on lack of supervision by authorities along bus routes.

Citizens group Pedestrians First has urged city bus transport company - PMPML, to take measures to prevent footboard travel. This not only endangers life of commuters but also projects a very poor ...

Visakhapatnam: Travelling on footboards in buses is on the rise among students in the Port City.With the beginning of new academic year, the unsafe practice by students has become a common sight in ...

VISAKHAPATNAM:It is a daily grind for the students to risk their lives to attend classes. With officials being negligent over the issue for years, the upcoming Smart City doesn’t have enough buses ...

Chennai: The school education department has warned students not to travel on bus footboards, adding that if they are caught doing so several times, their free bus passes will be cancelled. A circular ...

Despite awareness campaigns and stringent actions, the dangerous act of travelling on the footboard of buses continues unabated in the city. In the absence of other modes of public transportation such ...

New Delhi, Jul 13 : Union Women and Child Development minister Maneka Gandhi today suggested installation of sensors on the footboard of the buses to prevent women and children meeting accidents while ...

A young man standing on the footboard of a private bus fell and was crushed under the rear wheels while trying to get off the vehicle at the Strand Road-Auckland Road crossing on Sunday afternoon.

COIMBATORE: College students who travel on footboards of buses could lose their free bus passes issued by the government, as per stringent measures being adopted by the Higher Education department.