A ‘monument’ to smokers’ bad attitude


Cigarette butts thrown in the crevices of the pedestrian bridge. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

THE old pedestrian bridge in Weld Quay near the ferry terminal in Penang tells a sickening story of smokers’ uncaring attitude.

Between the planks of each step on the bridge are gaps that city cleaners cannot easily reach with a broom.

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