I do not know if it is just me who gets pissed-off with the traffic sense of fellow citizens. Its hard to fathom why ppl fail to understand the simple rules of traffic. If it is red, u bloody put the breaks on and wait for the green signal. It is also hard to see people stop behind the "stop line" in a signal.
After the timers being introduced in the traffic signals, the traffic sense is even worse. People start off when the descending count nears 10. I do not understand if time is so valualbe to these gentleman? It is not a crime if you do not follow these simple rules, but wat pleasure do you really gain from not following `em ?
I have found a way to take these things off my mind while riding in my bike - listening to the latest film songs from VV and SOK. I keep the volume to medium so that i do not miss anyone honking from behind. I am not claiming to be "Rules Ramanujam" here. It is a nice feeling for a pedestrian if a vehicle stops for him / her to cross the road. It makes the world so different and a lovely place to live. It will be hard for me to explain unless you experience what the pedestrian feels if he is given way ( I have experienced it several times in Australia).
Now a days, folks who follow the rules are considered "old fashioned" and "un-imaginative". Let me tell it is quite tuff to follow rules, since an opportunity unfolds every minute for you to break the rules. Breaking the rules (watever the rule be) is the in-thing these days. I bet there are a billion other ways to show ur imagination and creativity.
Just wondering if this simple idea would solve pollution and fuel problem in India. How about switching the Engine off when the vehicle is waiting on a signal. Most of the signals during the peak periods are about 2 to 4 minutes long, and there is a timer for you to indicate as when the signal would turn green. There is something called "Rules" which you can enforse to make this happen. But the fundamental question here is - How many of us follow rules?
After the timers being introduced in the traffic signals, the traffic sense is even worse. People start off when the descending count nears 10. I do not understand if time is so valualbe to these gentleman? It is not a crime if you do not follow these simple rules, but wat pleasure do you really gain from not following `em ?
I have found a way to take these things off my mind while riding in my bike - listening to the latest film songs from VV and SOK. I keep the volume to medium so that i do not miss anyone honking from behind. I am not claiming to be "Rules Ramanujam" here. It is a nice feeling for a pedestrian if a vehicle stops for him / her to cross the road. It makes the world so different and a lovely place to live. It will be hard for me to explain unless you experience what the pedestrian feels if he is given way ( I have experienced it several times in Australia).
Now a days, folks who follow the rules are considered "old fashioned" and "un-imaginative". Let me tell it is quite tuff to follow rules, since an opportunity unfolds every minute for you to break the rules. Breaking the rules (watever the rule be) is the in-thing these days. I bet there are a billion other ways to show ur imagination and creativity.
Just wondering if this simple idea would solve pollution and fuel problem in India. How about switching the Engine off when the vehicle is waiting on a signal. Most of the signals during the peak periods are about 2 to 4 minutes long, and there is a timer for you to indicate as when the signal would turn green. There is something called "Rules" which you can enforse to make this happen. But the fundamental question here is - How many of us follow rules?
