We Indians are so bad at obeying traffic rules. Driving is a nightmare on Indian roads. Everyone wants to drive fast and reach their destination in no time. There are a few people who are good drivers. Unfortunately, they are a minority in this country.
Driving to work the last two months has given me a special appreciation for all those who drive everyday. Although I have been driving many years, driving to work everyday during the peak hours is a different experience. My dad asked me to take the car to office. Driving a two wheeler itself needs a lot of skills. If I take the car, I will reach office only in the afternoon!!
There were occasions where I had wanted to yell/slap/tear the licenses of some of the drivers. I regret not having the authority to do that. In most cases, the incident is over in a few seconds and they are already gone before I even realized what had happened.
A few incidents that happened and my mind voice (MV 😈) that refuses to keep quiet in these situations -
1) A man driving a two wheeler while holding a baby in one hand.
MV: Are you insane?? If you love your baby so much, go home and shower your love. Why are you doing it on the road.
2) A man driving a car while holding a kid who is standing in the driver's seat and trying to wiggle out of his hold
MV: Does your car have only one seat? What are you trying to do in having your kid stand in your seat?
3) Underage kid driving a two wheeler with his friends as pillion drivers
MV: Bloody idiots, in a few years, you will start driving. Why the hell do you want to do it now. First, learn how to drive your bicycle.
** They should never give license to these kids and cancel the license of their parents and even ban them from owning any vehicle.
4) Young rash drivers on their motorbike speeding past everyone. Their bike sends out this weird sound as they drive on the road
MV: If you want to get killed or get one of your body parts removed, then go ahead and do all that crazy stunts at your house. Why the hell, should I get killed, fool *#$@&.
5) Drivers horning when the signal is still red or when you go slow when there is a bus/truck/van right in front of you
MV: Idiot, don't you see that there is a vehicle in front of me. Do you want me to go and hit that vehicle. If the traffic signal turns red, it means we have to stop, fool!!!
6) Drivers actually hitting my vehicle while Iam waiting for the traffic signal to turn green or waiting for the traffic to clear
MV: If no vehicle is moving (including mine), it means that there is a problem. If you have the ability, try to jump over all the vehicles and go. Why the hell are you hitting my vehicle. ** I really yelled at them and would have slapped them if I had the time. Idiots, did not lower their car window.
7) Pedestrians walking in groups chatting and taking up more than half the road
MV: This is not your private road nor it is your house. If you want to talk, go to some place and talk. Not on the road. You do not own the road.
8) Two wheeler and four wheeler drivers talking on the phone or checking messages in one hand while driving with the other hand
MV: If that call is important, then stop your vehicle and take it. Atleast use a hands free set.
9) Women who have still not learnt how to balance, driving their two wheeler on a busy road and trying to overtake other vehicles
MV: You don't even know how to balance your two wheeler, how the hell can you overtake others. First learn the basics, then drive.
10) Drivers who drive too fast and try to overtake everyone on the road
MV: Is this your father's road or yours. You die because of your rash driving. Why should others die because of you.
11) Drivers who want to actually take the right turn in a few seconds, but still go left because that side of the road is relatively free (and vice versa).
MV: Ok, tell me, how much time are you saving in doing this - one second, two seconds??
And oh, thanks to the construction companies (that built the road) and to the government officers who approved it. I can only wonder at your intelligence in building a road that does not last for more than 2 months and where new holes appear in a few days. You don't even need to put a speed bump. The holes will take care of them.
Driving to work the last two months has given me a special appreciation for all those who drive everyday. Although I have been driving many years, driving to work everyday during the peak hours is a different experience. My dad asked me to take the car to office. Driving a two wheeler itself needs a lot of skills. If I take the car, I will reach office only in the afternoon!!
There were occasions where I had wanted to yell/slap/tear the licenses of some of the drivers. I regret not having the authority to do that. In most cases, the incident is over in a few seconds and they are already gone before I even realized what had happened.
A few incidents that happened and my mind voice (MV 😈) that refuses to keep quiet in these situations -
1) A man driving a two wheeler while holding a baby in one hand.
MV: Are you insane?? If you love your baby so much, go home and shower your love. Why are you doing it on the road.
2) A man driving a car while holding a kid who is standing in the driver's seat and trying to wiggle out of his hold
MV: Does your car have only one seat? What are you trying to do in having your kid stand in your seat?
3) Underage kid driving a two wheeler with his friends as pillion drivers
MV: Bloody idiots, in a few years, you will start driving. Why the hell do you want to do it now. First, learn how to drive your bicycle.
** They should never give license to these kids and cancel the license of their parents and even ban them from owning any vehicle.
4) Young rash drivers on their motorbike speeding past everyone. Their bike sends out this weird sound as they drive on the road
MV: If you want to get killed or get one of your body parts removed, then go ahead and do all that crazy stunts at your house. Why the hell, should I get killed, fool *#$@&.
5) Drivers horning when the signal is still red or when you go slow when there is a bus/truck/van right in front of you
MV: Idiot, don't you see that there is a vehicle in front of me. Do you want me to go and hit that vehicle. If the traffic signal turns red, it means we have to stop, fool!!!
6) Drivers actually hitting my vehicle while Iam waiting for the traffic signal to turn green or waiting for the traffic to clear
MV: If no vehicle is moving (including mine), it means that there is a problem. If you have the ability, try to jump over all the vehicles and go. Why the hell are you hitting my vehicle. ** I really yelled at them and would have slapped them if I had the time. Idiots, did not lower their car window.
7) Pedestrians walking in groups chatting and taking up more than half the road
MV: This is not your private road nor it is your house. If you want to talk, go to some place and talk. Not on the road. You do not own the road.
8) Two wheeler and four wheeler drivers talking on the phone or checking messages in one hand while driving with the other hand
MV: If that call is important, then stop your vehicle and take it. Atleast use a hands free set.
9) Women who have still not learnt how to balance, driving their two wheeler on a busy road and trying to overtake other vehicles
MV: You don't even know how to balance your two wheeler, how the hell can you overtake others. First learn the basics, then drive.
10) Drivers who drive too fast and try to overtake everyone on the road
MV: Is this your father's road or yours. You die because of your rash driving. Why should others die because of you.
11) Drivers who want to actually take the right turn in a few seconds, but still go left because that side of the road is relatively free (and vice versa).
MV: Ok, tell me, how much time are you saving in doing this - one second, two seconds??
And oh, thanks to the construction companies (that built the road) and to the government officers who approved it. I can only wonder at your intelligence in building a road that does not last for more than 2 months and where new holes appear in a few days. You don't even need to put a speed bump. The holes will take care of them.
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