Pedestrians in Bombay are far-sighted. Hence, they walk on the road to avoid being run over by vehicles that are driven on footpaths, and walk on the railway track to avoid trains climbing on to the platform. By the way, "Locals" seem to be running riot these days to avoid "outsiders" (read, bullet trains) taking their place; how technology apes man? Hey literally, woh dekho, "platform number chaar ki gaadi, platform number chaar par aa rahi hai!"