Kolkata Traffic Police has passed an order banning cycles from 174 thoroughfares in the city. Multiple ‘Cycles Prohibited’ signs are now dotted around these 174 (in 2008 it was 38+) roadways reserved for motorists, leaving Kolkata’s cyclists (cycles, cycle vans, handcarts, pull-carts and bakery vans) with no other option than to take the long way.
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