A common phenomena that all of us notice on our day to day lives is the unbelievable traffic on the roads. And to make matters worse, all the n-wheelers, and the "tour a pied" groups always seem to be on a mad rush, all the time. I keep wondering that maybe I am the only one who is not able to spot the Mackenna's Gold that everyone seems to be after.
When it comes to the signals, especially the "red light (and not the area), it is always meant for the "other" person on the road, not the "one" who sees it. And this is how the rest of the commuting clan thinks so. The fact has been drilled so deeply in their minds, that all they see is the green linoleum in front of their eyes. Once this attitude is set, moving around is a smooth sail from then on. Nothing stops them; not the signals, not the cops, not the simputers and not the yet to come traffic cameras. After all, those few seconds are so precious that wasting them would mean missing out the formula for the instant cure of AIDS or completing the batch process on the mainframe which would otherwise take a mere 14 hours.
Not to mention the change of mind (and gears) during the last few seconds of a 180 second long wait between signals at the junctions. Some folks are quite fuel conscious and stop their vehicles, but the last few seconds would mean different things. Why bother to waste the 10 seconds meant for pedestrians to cross? They can always wiggle themselves between the bikes and cars and sometimes let those bikes or the buses smooch them to death if not kiss them to a few scars. I am not being prejudiced towards the pedestrians. They are no less daring when it comes to crossing the roads (spare the chickens). The world's fastest runner could clock 6.3 seconds to cover 100 meters (now, spare the stats), but that is a hop skip and jump for those who cross the roads on a daily basis. Whether it is a speeding car or the mammoth buses, it only takes some guts and a few strides to land up on the other side. Well, if you don't make it, you still land up, maybe outside this earth or inside a hospital (if you are lucky).
There are a handful who genuinely try to respect and adhere to the rules and wait till the green says "GO". Such law abiding citizens are simply honked to death by those sticking right behind them. For a second, one is not sure what the signals actually mean. Whatever they are, the idea is to keep moving if you can.
Or maybe, this is the right way to interpret it..
RED and say this to your self... "Go if you are fast and don't get caught
ORANGE and say this to yourself.. "Dude, thatz as good as a go. So keep movin.
GREEN and the phrase to say out loud is.. "Move, Move Move! Move your busted ass outta this place!
It is all in the game!
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4 comments:
Funny! The song I was listening to before I started for office was "Life in The Fast Lane" by the Eagles.
Come to Hyd and you will realize you are well off in Bangy as far as driving sense is concerned.
People here simply refuse to follow the traffic rules.
Xavier->Unfortunately, the harsh reality is that all our lives are very much in the fast lanes..u did hear it right!
Patil->I guess this is just a typical example of the grass being greener on the other side!
No man....This ain't "Grass is always greener on the other side".
I say this becoz I have stayed in Bangy for almost two years and now almost a year in Hyd.
Drives me nuts, this traffic sense in Hyd.
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