I see a lot of people going around involved with their life and the their daily problems. I have no complaints there as I am one such person. Sometimes I get a feel that many of such people lack a special bone that gives them a little of intuition and a bit of common sense.
Here is an example - traffic sense. Yes. that's a most uncommon 'sense' in our people. When someone is on road, driving, he somehow gets to feel that he owns the road. I would like to call them - the no-common-sensers.
And I come to wonder what these people lack apart from the common sense and why is that they behave like this on the road - then I got flashed to the answer - a bit of intuition and a caring for fellow drivers' safety. This is what they lack. If you have thought that there are people behind of my car who are equally anxious to reach home, you would have freed the left lane. If you thought that it is fatal to try your luck driving wrong side on a busy road, you would not have attempted it and not risked deserting those who are waiting for you to reach home safely. These things look very petty when you read but make a lot of difference. So, lets start by implementing two most basic traffic senses first -
Here is an example - traffic sense. Yes. that's a most uncommon 'sense' in our people. When someone is on road, driving, he somehow gets to feel that he owns the road. I would like to call them - the no-common-sensers.
- These think the horn is a device added for the drivers amusement.
- Some people also think that the horn is a stress buster device - well I actually believe we can have altogether a new essay on this topic - "honking" and I am planning to write it soon.
- Since these no-common-sensers are kings of the road ('road ka raja') they think the petty rules such as wrong-side, free-left would not apply to them.
- There are these young no-common-sensers who are well educated (or still educating) who think that a full traffic road is a best place for races. Combined with the amusement device I mentioned above, creating chaos gives them bonus points in the race.
And I come to wonder what these people lack apart from the common sense and why is that they behave like this on the road - then I got flashed to the answer - a bit of intuition and a caring for fellow drivers' safety. This is what they lack. If you have thought that there are people behind of my car who are equally anxious to reach home, you would have freed the left lane. If you thought that it is fatal to try your luck driving wrong side on a busy road, you would not have attempted it and not risked deserting those who are waiting for you to reach home safely. These things look very petty when you read but make a lot of difference. So, lets start by implementing two most basic traffic senses first -
No comments:
Post a Comment