{
  "id": 3227516,
  "title": "How bicycles, motorcycles took over the roads of Madras",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/how-bicycles-motorcycles-took-over-the-roads-of-madras",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T08:49:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/madras-day-2026-how-bicycles-motorcycles-took-over-the-city-roads/article71337111.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bicycles first came to Madras sometime in the 1880s, and at the time, they had a modest start, with there even being demands for a separate lane for cyclists. And while cycles were riding onward, two-wheelers of the motor variety, not so quietly, took to the roads. Brands such as Royal Enfield even set up manufacturing units in the region. To this day, two-wheelers number among the most…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "When aircrafts took to the Madras skies on metal wings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/when-aircrafts-took-to-the-madras-skies-on-metal-wings",
        "published": "2026-08-25T08:51:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}