There is an overpass, but pedestrians still cross the street in the middle of the fast-moving traffic.

At 5:00 p.m. on May 4, Mr. Tran Thanh Dat (60 years old, Van Phu, Ha Dong) walked shakily across the fast-moving traffic to cross the street.

Accompanying him were about 7-8 people, both old and young. Notably, a few dozen meters away from Mr. Dat was a well-built pedestrian overpass across Highway 70 (the gate of K Hospital - Tan Trieu facility), but few people paid attention to it.

Mr. Dat said that the pedestrian bridge provides safety for people when traveling, but because crossing the street is more convenient, he still uses it regardless...

The 183m-long pedestrian overpass across Highway 70 in the K Hospital area - Tan Trieu facility with a total investment of 8.4 billion VND was built in 2015.

*People walk under the traffic lane in front of the gate of K Hospital - Tan Trieu facility.*

*The overpass was built but people did not use it and chose to cross the street.*

However, despite being in operation for many years, it is still not difficult to see people lining up to cross the street. Many people, including patients, even choose to cross the street right under the pedestrian bridge.

Not only happening at the pedestrian bridge in front of the K Hospital, Tan Trieu facility, but also on many other roads in Hanoi where pedestrian overpasses have been installed, similar situations have occurred.

The pedestrian bridge on Tran Dai Nghia Street, next to the side gate of the National Economics University, is also rarely visited. During rush hour, groups of students and people from bus stops brave the heavy traffic to cross the street.

*Students cross Tran Quoc Hoan street even though a pedestrian bridge has been built for nearly 2 years.*

Similarly, on the pedestrian bridge on Giai Phong Street, some people recklessly climb over fences and median strips to cross the street.

In Cau Giay District, the pedestrian bridge on Tran Quoc Hoan Street (section from Nguyen Binh Khiem High School - Cau Giay) is almost ineffective. Many students cross the street regardless of the danger.

Images recorded by VietNamNet in areas with pedestrian overpasses: