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Posted on: Apr 23, '09

Road rage

Phew! What a day it was as far as traffic was concerned. Firstly, in the morning as I was slipping in and out of sleep, I dreamt that I was in an autorickshaw which was not only speeding but also was in the opposite direction! Then as it skid against a divider, I woke up with a start. (Looks at King Bull for an interpretation).

In the evening I stepped out for a bit, preferred the bus for a change and at one of the traffic signals, one bright bulb in a Maruti Swift thought he would be swift enough to snake his way out of a bike, autorick and several other vehicles. A nano second after the light turned green, he started his car and ran into the bike. It was his fault totally and when the biker started yelling, the driver got out of the car to hit him... he raised his hand and was about to hit when he realized his folly because the rider was wearing a helmet. See, pays to wear a helmet in more ways than one.

Well, the expletives and action angered the rider more and he got off his bike, took his helmet off and hit the driver on his bald pate! There was this guy who looked like an off duty cop, who came and warned the driver to go away because it was his fault.

It's almost becoming such a reflex to blow your top and start a fight, no matter who's right or wrong. The fact that the car driver was in his senses enough to realize that he'd have hurt his hand if he hit the guy on the helmet shows that it's not mad rage. To an extent it's calculated and can be controlled. But if you don't fight, you are not fit for Bombay roads maybe!

While getting back home, there was a commotion a few yards away from the first spot where the incident occured. One nice black SUV had rammed straight into a tree! You can't miss such a big tree, not even if you are drunk! George of the Concrete Jungle, I guess. Anyway, what was a tree doing almost right in the middle of the road? Well, must be one of the typical cases of an environ'mental'ist protesting against the tree being hurt, never mind the fact that tens of people get hurt in the bargain.

Well, my rick guy himself was quite rash and he almost ran a kid over, though it was the stupid kid's mistake. Running and crossing the road right when speeding vehicles are approaching is a privilege to be enjoyed only by the adventurous cats and dogs, not human beings.

I heaved a sigh of relief only after I got off the rick and got home. Today even parked cars managed to scare me!

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jdoc said:
you have hit the right chord novo... good write up

April 26, '09

jdoc said:
now adays people do not drive anymore they rather scrape through, repair garage owners
are only people who benefitcause they keep matching colors ready and get the mended car in your compound next day( for a price)

April 26, '09

MyZoneCAN said:
Auto rickshaw drivers are class act!

Their judgment of space is something very special...the thought process seems to be:"If tne front wheel can go there, the whole vehicle can go too"!

Their responses to signals are equally amazing!

On a green light, an empty auto would roll at almost 5 kmph looking for a fare!

On amber, an occupied auto would accelerate faster than a race car to beat the nano seconds between amber and red!

Some auto drivers are partially color blind. They can't see RED!

Good luck Dhaval!

April 23, '09

King-Bulls-Ring said:
Road Rage.. Yeah. tell me about it.. CJ can vouch for it. I get RED when stupid guys do stupid things on the road. But, its good for health. I just shout from the bottom of my lungs, churn out some fantastic Tamil Gaalees, and my BP comes down and start driving calm again. My anger is gone. If I don't do that, my BP gets worked up and I start driving even rasher...!!!
Road Rage Helps.. But keep it inside your Car.. Don't get out...

Wrt ur dream, it seems like you are learning driving cars or you are planning to learn. And all those fears of doing wrong things on the road are manifesting through the auto driver...!!! (If you already drive cars, then it's just that you recently met with an accident or seen an accident that has left some deep fear inside you...)

April 23, '09

Devils_Pride said:
hey dhavu,

i know the autowala guys, but no1 can beat the BEST drivers, they are the indian Michael Schumacher, we call them as "Patil Schumacher" (bcoz majority of drivers are Patil) heehehehe...

April 23, '09

chithrajust said:
---------you're telling me! at times, the auto driver gets off the auto and starts a big fight right in the middle of the road, with me inside! ha haaaaaaaaaaaaa that's blr for you baby----------

April 23, '09

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