If I should write a blog about roads and traffic at Bangalore(or must I India), its going to be never ending. You can blame everyone around you, starting from Government officials, Road Builders, Traffic Police, Bikes, Sumos for the condition of Indian roads and the traffic rules being broken at every possible stage. But whom are we to blame for the behavior of drivers even when its their own fault.
A few days back, a minivan hit the bumper of our car. We were not sure of the damages at first but when my husband turned and looked at the minivan driver, he sighed irately to move since it was not big deal. And in a very small gap that he got, he sped away not bothering what we were concerned about. To hell with him. What if his minivan was hit by bus causing a huge damage? Would he speed away in the same way? Thankfully there were no damages to our car.
Alright, this had no damages, there was one another time when an auto hit the left mirror of our car, and there were scratches in the mirror dome. The auto driver argued saying that it was not big deal. Well, just because he has a auto that he doesn't care to maintain doesn't mean that others need to think in the same lines about their car.
These are materialistic. No damage to life. This one another incident that we witnessed yesterday right in front of our car and our eyes. Two bikes going in the same direction hit at the sides. One biker fell off the bike, at first shot I thought it was going to be bloody. But thankfully, it seemed minor. He survived without major external injuries(except for some bruises). The other biker just turned, saw that this person had fallen down, yet fled off as though it had nothing to do with him. He was too fast that we missed to notice the license plate number. We were in a state of shock as well, after witnessing this.
Courtesy doesn't seem to be a word that these people know about.
P.S.: Before posting this blog entry, I happened to see a program on TV, which showed an accident captured on a camera at a traffic signal somewhere in the US. Briefly, a man who was hit-and-run by a car was being unattended by passers by. After a long time, a woman from the crowd called 911. The man is now left paralyzed from below his neck. Doesn't seem like its different from our Indian story.
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Shelter in rain....
Today while returning home it was heavily raining. Though I love rain, for some reason today wasn't so good. This is probably the first time I was out in a car when it rains at Bangalore. All I saw on the roads were not surprising. Its something that we see every time it rains.
It was a pity to see two wheelers riding their vehicle in rain with some just getting drenched and others having a person at the back seat holding an umbrella. Though we started discussing on how bad we(Indians) are when it comes to safety and following the traffic rules, I somehow pitied them for they may not be able to afford a car. Well, they could very well wait and go when the rain stops, yet it was almost late night. Even they would be in a mood to rush home.
What upset me the most on the roads today was when we reached Hosur main road. A lorry right in front of us was carrying, atleast 15, max 20 men, who seemed to be road workers. The only way they could protect themselves from the rain was with the workers-cap. I could not figure out if they were going to work in such dark and rainy night or if they were returning home after work.
We were happily going home in our car whereas they were going to / returning from work in a lorry in the cold rain. I could see them facing down and holding themselves tight so that they could withstand the chillness at least a little bit. I was a little angry and upset, but I don't know whom I should actually be angry at. Is it the politicians or is it the worker's boss who have not provided them with a proper vehicle to travel. After all, a lorry is supposed to carry goods, not human being.
After seeing all these I realize how blessed I am to have such good family and also all the facilities that I enjoy. On one hand I thank God for the blessings he has given, on the other, I sure am upset about these people who don't have these privileges. But I only hope they get good food to eat, good shelter to sleep and proper clothes to wear.
It was a pity to see two wheelers riding their vehicle in rain with some just getting drenched and others having a person at the back seat holding an umbrella. Though we started discussing on how bad we(Indians) are when it comes to safety and following the traffic rules, I somehow pitied them for they may not be able to afford a car. Well, they could very well wait and go when the rain stops, yet it was almost late night. Even they would be in a mood to rush home.
What upset me the most on the roads today was when we reached Hosur main road. A lorry right in front of us was carrying, atleast 15, max 20 men, who seemed to be road workers. The only way they could protect themselves from the rain was with the workers-cap. I could not figure out if they were going to work in such dark and rainy night or if they were returning home after work.
We were happily going home in our car whereas they were going to / returning from work in a lorry in the cold rain. I could see them facing down and holding themselves tight so that they could withstand the chillness at least a little bit. I was a little angry and upset, but I don't know whom I should actually be angry at. Is it the politicians or is it the worker's boss who have not provided them with a proper vehicle to travel. After all, a lorry is supposed to carry goods, not human being.
After seeing all these I realize how blessed I am to have such good family and also all the facilities that I enjoy. On one hand I thank God for the blessings he has given, on the other, I sure am upset about these people who don't have these privileges. But I only hope they get good food to eat, good shelter to sleep and proper clothes to wear.
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