Once again I am lashing out on Bangalore traffic … nothing new as far as the traffic and road conditions are concerned, but some more observations I found interesting enough to grab some space on my blog.
I just returned home from office on my ducky Yamaha RX-135.
This is one bike I always recommend to any aspiring buyer. If you are not campaigning for mileage and want to have an adrenaline rush with a powerful drive in a limited budget, this is The Bike. I am the proud owner of this bike for last 5 years and it needs the least of maintenance and an almost constant mileage 60+/-10 Km for every Rs.100/- I spend on refueling.
Okay, coming back to Bangalore’s bumpy traffic story now.
Simply put day by day its becoming a nightmare to drive in Bangalore!!!!
My office is 15 kms away from my home, and by the time I reach office I am all sucked up, my hair disheveled and clothes covered with a thin layer of soot.
*Whew!*
I reach office zigzagging between traffic of all variety from simple bicycles to LMV to HMV you name it and that vehicle is in your way! Variety has always been the spice of Indian lifestyle!
A very common occurrence, any body could guess, is a traffic JAM!
With the traffic increasing by leaps and bound every day the JAM has become a routine phenomenon!
A few observations about the fellow commuters:
1) Nobody wants to wait. They need to understand that whatever you do however fast you drive you can never over come the average speed of the traffic. I have noticed this more than often that driving really rash and fast hardly pulls out a meager 4-5 minutes from the normal cool hassle-free driving.
2) Especially the two wheelers seem to be on a rampage and they will do any thing to move ahead disregarding lanes/ dividers and discomfort of other fellow commuters, to an extent that sometimes they even jump on to the pedestrian path!
3) Making the situation worse are the vehicles, LMVs of Call centers and private car rental agencies and to a certain extent general car owners, who love to go out of there lane in an effort to move ahead. They will first slowly peek on the right side of the road and then jump on to every opportunity that would push them by a car ahead of them, contributing to the opposite lane getting narrower and eventually leading to a JAM. Pathetic!
4) In the whole messy Jamming situation there are some smart 4 wheeled @$$€$ who decide to take a U-Turn and follow an alternative route to there destination, making the Jamming situation worse!
5) And last but not the least there are pedestrians who love to jump over the road dividers/ iron railings and cross over the road!
A very nice concept that I really wish people understand and start practicing in India is the “Right of Way”.
I am compelled to refer the readers of this article to this link from Transport department Govt. of NCT of Delhi:
Right of Way - India
And this link from California DMV website:
Right of Way - CA, US
I am confident that if commuters start being a little patient and follow these guidelines driving is bound to become a pleasure.
I make an appeal to all readers of this blog to use the information in the above links and also to share this information with there friends!
The key to safe and comfortable driving is being patient!
Drive safely! Follow the road rules! & Respect the “Right of Way”!
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Friday, March 03, 2006
My cheese has moved!
Hiiiiii !!!!
Filling in my blog after a REALLY long pause! It feels good :-)
Life is such a complex maze of events that nobody can ever fathom.
I have faced certain situations during the last six months that have forced me to start thinking about what life is and why it is like an amalgamation of smiles and frowns.
Definitely “Life is not a bed of roses” but it is also not a “Bed of thorns”.
Around six months back, I took a decision and it turned out like somebody threw a stone in the placid waters of a pond. Everything is in a state of frenzy since then!
I am now leaving the actual incident for my rumination and I will continue to the vital parts and the larning. I hope my observations will be of help to many passing by my blog!
I guess I am pretty late at realizing the “Truths” of practical life but better late than never.
Some learn it the hard way that’s what I can say of me.
Is it bad to be good?
The usual argument holds good, nobody is good/ bad. It’s the situation that makes a person good or bad relative to you. However good you might be or do you just cannot keep “Everyone Happy”.
So the larning: Continue to be good and always do good things BUT never compromise on things that have a direct affect on you professionally and/ or personally.
Stand out large and shout if someone is trying to move your cheese. Even so, if the cheese is moved unwillingly, start finding a new and a better one. Even a mother would not suckle her baby unless the baby cries. [Good Reading: Who moved my cheese? Spencer Johnson].
Watch your interests!
I did *fail* in watching my interests :-( but I am now all set to relish on a new and of-course a better cheese :-).
A very important and vital element for a smooth and successful life – “Watch your interests and in the process try and fulfill interests of others you are interacting with”.
An all time favorite belief that I hold strongly: “In this world nothing happens without self interest”. So, always think what your benefit is before doing any thing!
Control your personal emotions/ worries!
Emotion, a very sensitive subject and it is an all time cause of some or the other kind of discomfort :-).
Never let your emotions and personal goals drive your actions at work! It has the potential to mar your judgment and has all the ingredients to force you to start finding a new cheese even if what you have is a good one, but just been eaten up at many places by your rivals!
Have a great day! [And wish me luck :-)]
Filling in my blog after a REALLY long pause! It feels good :-)
Life is such a complex maze of events that nobody can ever fathom.
I have faced certain situations during the last six months that have forced me to start thinking about what life is and why it is like an amalgamation of smiles and frowns.
Definitely “Life is not a bed of roses” but it is also not a “Bed of thorns”.
Around six months back, I took a decision and it turned out like somebody threw a stone in the placid waters of a pond. Everything is in a state of frenzy since then!
I am now leaving the actual incident for my rumination and I will continue to the vital parts and the larning. I hope my observations will be of help to many passing by my blog!
I guess I am pretty late at realizing the “Truths” of practical life but better late than never.
Some learn it the hard way that’s what I can say of me.
Is it bad to be good?
The usual argument holds good, nobody is good/ bad. It’s the situation that makes a person good or bad relative to you. However good you might be or do you just cannot keep “Everyone Happy”.
So the larning: Continue to be good and always do good things BUT never compromise on things that have a direct affect on you professionally and/ or personally.
Stand out large and shout if someone is trying to move your cheese. Even so, if the cheese is moved unwillingly, start finding a new and a better one. Even a mother would not suckle her baby unless the baby cries. [Good Reading: Who moved my cheese? Spencer Johnson].
Watch your interests!
I did *fail* in watching my interests :-( but I am now all set to relish on a new and of-course a better cheese :-).
A very important and vital element for a smooth and successful life – “Watch your interests and in the process try and fulfill interests of others you are interacting with”.
An all time favorite belief that I hold strongly: “In this world nothing happens without self interest”. So, always think what your benefit is before doing any thing!
Control your personal emotions/ worries!
Emotion, a very sensitive subject and it is an all time cause of some or the other kind of discomfort :-).
Never let your emotions and personal goals drive your actions at work! It has the potential to mar your judgment and has all the ingredients to force you to start finding a new cheese even if what you have is a good one, but just been eaten up at many places by your rivals!
Have a great day! [And wish me luck :-)]
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