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September 06, 2005
Traffic traffic go away
There are few other things which makes driving in Bangalore a pressure than a pleasure!!
This one happens very frequently in Bangalore. You would be going in a narrow road which has space enough only for 1 vehicle one way. There will be a minor traffic jam and you will obediently park your car on the left side behind the vehicle in front of you. If everyone does the same thing, it wouldn’t have resulted in a major traffic jam. But here is the twist!! Like in the movie, our hero driving a Qualis will zip pass you on the wrong side, as though all the drivers in front of him are mad and don’t have any destination to reach and are enjoying the music played in Radiocity, and try to sneak his way through into the incoming traffic. Because of one madman, the entire traffic stalls and everyone in there has to pay the price.
Also, I don’t understand how they could get it so wrong. All the bus stops are bang next to signals. You will be overjoyed to see the signal turn green and step on the accelerator only to get stranded behind a public bus parked on the middle of the road.
I am sure that the days are not far off when the kids will be singing this:
Traffic, traffic, go away
Come again some other day
We want to go outside and enjoy
Come again some other day
All this apart , today turned out to be entirely different from the routine as the traffic was light and I could go in the top gear in some of the busiest roads of Bangalore. Under normal circumstances, you wouldn’t have dared to even attempt the 3rd gear.
Life isn’t that bad after all. Let me make the most of it .
Stopped writing and started singing…..
Traffic, traffic, go away
Posted by Vasanth at September 6, 2005 08:12 PM
Comments
Given a choice would have been back by now Kary
Posted by: Vasanth at September 15, 2005 08:42 PM
Vasanth, I know you are pissed off with Blr. Come back to Chennai da :)
Posted by: karthy at September 12, 2005 11:05 PM
:))..:))..:)) Hey I didn’t know there was a poet hiding inside u!! :)
Ur poem is a SHOCKERrrr :))
Its not just a SHOCKER
Its also a MOVER and a ROCKER
'cos it moved me to tears
'n it rocks ‘cos its urs! :))
;) How’s my poem?
Jokes apart :), u right about the traffic 'n also about the bubble heads who don't think twice before they, move to the wrong side of a road that’s already jam packed.
If u r one of the unfortunate few who has to commute by a 'rick in this city, u would better go in for a medical insurance when u are still fine 'cos u won't b fine for long(at not ur lungs)
Loads of vehicles-Can't b helped
Poorly planned out roads-Can't be helped
Badly maintained roads-We may not have the time to get that fixed by the authorities
Senseless and inconsiderate driving- Can this not be changed?? If only ppl would think of changing this…!
Posted by: Xena at September 9, 2005 03:27 PM
hav never been to bangalore before... but these days, i am able to get the pic of the traffic there thru' the blogs.
Posted by: Chakra at September 6, 2005 11:27 PM