Road Manners - One Way

Traffic rules, are meant to be followed. As a matter of fact, all rules are to be followed. But do anyone follows ?!

Lets say, You work in a company, which lay certain rules like, "Don't share Account Passwords", "Always lock your system", "Do Not disclose your pay-scale among colleagues" etc. Everybody does follows because, it carries the risk of Termination - Right ?

No? Ok then, lets say, it carries the risk of getting a bad impression - You can't deny this yaar.

Now, 90% of the employees WILL follow the rules. I did, and will do.

Interestingly, Traffic rules, which are much more important are't followed... right!? Of course yaar. Its the risk of getting involved in an Accident, hurting yourself and others, creating a menance and the risk of your life. But, you can find, almost every two-wheeler rider (which by the way holds 78% of road travel vehicle) violating the Traffic Rules, atleast, 5-10 times a day. Or say 1 time every 2 trips.

Today, I was with my friend in a pulsar on the way to visit an othe friend to play TT (which, i rarely do). We violated the rule, took a one way to shorter the trip by 150 mtrs. Now, ahead of us, was another two-wheeler (Entizer) driving slowly. Within no time, that guy hit a women very lightly. The shock of being hit suddenly (as she was walking on the other side), made the women lose her balance and she unknowingly dropped her little baby. We stopped over bike, thought to go and shout at those guys, but didn't... we ourselves were following him violating the traffic rules. The little baby cried out loud and the guy was actually arguing with the women, that it wasn't his fault. Pathetic...!!!

Being a part of a crime is equal to commit the crime. I felt bad, but feeling bad is what I have been going through. I admit, being a regular traffic violator. Driving without my helmet, disobeying signals, driving in one-way for a shorter trip, rash driving, tripples. The day I stop all, I will blog on this again.

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Traffic Rules / Signs in India

60 Greatest Indians

Bhagat Singh

India Today's Special Issue on 60 Greatest Indians was a good message. It read... " From those who stood up to the Empire to those who built empires of the mind, those who were in the vanguard of the freedom struggle to those whomanaged the freedom, a list of men and women who have made India a place of peretual astnishment.

According to the online Poll conducted thro the India Today's website & SMS:

Rank #1 - Bhagat Singh - 37% Vote

Rank #2 - Subhas Chandra Bose - 27%

Rank #3 - Mahatma Gandhi - 13%

Rank #4 - Sardar Patel - 8%

Rank #5 - J.R.D. Data - 4%

Rank #6 & #7 - Indira Gandhi & Rabindranath Tagore - 3% each

Rank #8 & #9 - Homi Bhabha & Jawaharlal Nehru - 2% each

Rank #10 - Jayaprakash Narayan - 1%

... Biography of its people is the STORY of the nation.

#2 Crossing the Road

Road Manners

During my school days, I was walking alongside the Chennai Central Railway Station. And when I wanted to cross the road, I just walked across the main road unlike taking the correct ways i.e. (i) Zebra Crossing (ii) Subway. Guess what?

The Chennai Cops painted the sides of the Road Barriers with BLACK PAINT that too exactly inbetween the small gaps of each barriers where anyone who intend to cross the road, will go. By the time I realized, it was TOO late. My entire dress below the hip was colored BLACK - A lesson I learnt....!

#1 - First come first serve basis

Give Respect, Earn Some Respect

My friend called me the other day to accompany him to see his family doctor. He wasn't feeling good about his throat for a long time. I asked him to get an appointment, to which he said, "Its my family doctor, not required dude". It took about 30 mins to reach the clinic and I saw 2 aged men waiting to see the doctor along with 4 other young men & women. My friend gazed around the clinic and smiled to the attendant, who "greeted" him and asked us to wait. I was prepared to wait, as it would take sometime for the doctor to see my friend, when suddenly, I heard the attendant calling us, "Sir....!!! Please come" and directed us to go see the doctor in his room. Before I could understand and react on how we are being called for immediately skipping all those waiting patients, we were in the doctor's room. The doctor did his routine and after 10 mins, we were out of his room. After paying the doctor fees to the attendant (without any receipt), my friend handed over 20 bucks to the attendant. He smiled and thanked.

Now, isn't it shameful. The old aged patients were still waiting, God knows for how long... and just because the attendant knew we would TIP him, he made us see the doctor first. Before leaving the clinic, I looked at the 2 aged men, the were still looking at the attendant, for calling them and visit the doctor.

From thereon, I have decided, not to do this ever in my future, and not to ever encourage it when I am with others. I do understand that the needy should be given the preference, but here, its the TIP which did the trick.

Requesting the readers, to please consider "First come first serve basis"

To Earn Some Respect, give Respect