The third world citizens of Hyderabad

If you have been a pedestrian or cyclist in Hyderabd, you'd understand what I am saying. Even though, over the years, there have been numerous pedestrian crossings built across busy roads, motorists value then the least. This is the new classist divide!

Yesterday evening, I was crossing the pedestrian crossing in front of Happy Children's Hospital in Chinthal, Quthbullapur, when two men on scooter (shown above) were rashly trying to cross, on a red light. I was holding my cycle and was giving hand signals and verbal cues and when it was really close, I shouted at them in panic.

After this, I started walking into the street adjacent to the hospital, when the two men, returned in the wrong route and confronted me. They questioned me on how I could shout at them, while I was the one, who was supposed to give way, when crossing the road. For some logic, they feel that motorists must be given preference over pedestrians or cyclists, even on a red light light! In the on-going argument, the rider hit me couple of times on my face. This shook me. I raised my voice and the traffic around us stopped. As the crowd around us gathered, the scooterists left in a jiffy, without even admitting the mistake.

I ride with a local cycling group in Hyderabad and got in touch with one of the police personnel who volunteers with us. I filed a formal complaint at Jeedimetla Police Station and even got a Medico Legal Certificate, as my jaw aches even to consume anything. I haven't been able to eat anything, without constant pain, while chewing with the molars.

I am a Telugu person, who has been living since 2003, in Hyderabad. And this happened to me. I wonder wonder how it is for someone who is new to the city. The level of lawlessness and disciplined behaviour on public roads has gone to the dogs.

I post it here, looking for suggestions on how to alleviate the situation for pedestrians and cyclists, in Hyderabaad. This is not the first time, I have been bumped in by motorists while walking/ cyclong. But, yesterday's experience was harrowing and too much to digest.

Update 1: The original post was deleted from r/Hyderabad as it was bringing out an ugly side which the admin thought wasn't worth a debate.

Update 2: The Jeedimetla PS has gotten in touch with the person, where the person is alleging that I hit him too. And now, the person is not responding at all, even though the cops are calling. They told me to give 2 days before escalating this, to an FIR, for the assailant to visit the PS and try to de-escalate the situation.