Vulnerable women fear lack of support in coping with risks and pressures in using public transport

New Directions

Trains, metros, buses and trams are more than a transport mode. They provide a very significant social environment too. The quality of the experience people have when travelling - space, comfort, temperature and personal security - are some of the key issues determining willingness to use public transport, particularly amongst women. Recent incidents suggest that there could be new problems emerging here. Rape and murder, as happened to a young women on a bus in Delhi might be an extreme...

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