When Mysore City Corporation started using interlocking tiles for footpaths, it also increased the height of the footpaths relative to the road. In many places, the footpaths are so high that in cars parked at the edge of the road, it is not possible to open the doors
(Vinoba Road next to Nanjaraj Bahadur Choultry).
Forget the elderly and the children, even ordinary people have trouble getting on the footpaths from the road surface and so slabs have been placed as stepping stones. But these stepping stones obstruct traffic on the narrow cross roads.
(Devaraj Urs Road)
The Indian Road Congress specifications recommend that the footpath be 125 mm (about 6 inches) above the paved road. The clearance of doors in most cars on the road is about 250-300 mm (10-12 inches). If the footpath is more than 125 mm high, it becomes difficult to open the door and get down on the passenger side. To avoid this, people tend to park farther from the kerb, thus obstructing passing vehicles (See for example ).
It is imperative that MCC reduce footpath height to the recommended value of 125 mm in the interest of both pedestrian safety and vehicle safety.
B.Vaikunth Shenoy, Mysore Grahakara Parishat