I'm in Bangkok at the moment, a city notorious for its preference for cars over any other transport. Yesterday I went to visit the friend who was hit by a bus in Dhaka. He's out of the hospital, doing much better (though down to one full leg, and unable to stand on that one for more than a few seconds). On the way to his apartment I found myself walking under a flyover, one of those desolate urban landscapes with which probably too many of my readers are familiar. I tried tocomfort myself with the thought that it was somehow an appropriate setting for this particular mission. It was a two-lane road, with of course no space for a sidewalk, but as it was rush hour, the vehicles were at least moving slowly. Finally I turned onto a quieter street and got onto a motorcycle taxi for the remaining short distance; it was a two-lane street, again with no space for sidewalks. While it was lovely to have the breeze in my face, I couldn't help but reflect on the fact that planners obviously perceive that there is "no room" for pedestrians...though there is plenty of space for cars. Given our relative size, I wonder how long it will take before planners realize that it is cars which they cannot always accommodate on our city streets.