I am back after some time to write this post ...but this time it is something that has bothered me..
It was one evening on a work day when I was returning from work. As usual the company shuttle dropped us on the usual spot which was a designated for us to get dropped and most of us cross the main road near the Udayam theatre signal to proceed towards our respective residence. The stretch was made a one way with huge flow of traffic and a traffic signal installed ,without which it really becomes difficult to cross this stretch...virtually impossible at 7:30 PM.
The signal flashed red and the countdown timer started at 20 and proceeded..19..18..17...
Even at 15 (five seconds after it flashed RED) no one bothered to stop and the vehicles were rushing at top speed.We need to form a group and then cross the stretch and some of them stopped, while the other smaller vehicles still rushed between us.
It was at this juncture that the unexpected happened. Suddenly from nowhere a share auto,rushed toward this group at full speed and was taking a turn .One guy in the crowd was in a hurry and was running while crossing to reach the other end and was next to me.He did not see this Share auto and was running towards the pavement.The share auto cam from behind of a car(which slowed down) and manoeuvred to an empty spot which was also targeted by this guy next to me.
I noticed this and quickly pulled this guy aside as hard as I could and the share auto applied brakes and just scratched across the street and cam to a halt. Had I not pulled him, that guy would have been hit and would have got injured for sure.
The takeaway from this incident. Never trust the RED signal and still watch out for the vehicles on road.
One thing that struck me was, we as a city have adopted so many things from the western world, be it food, clothing , lifestyle or even some of their culture which are alien to us. Why do not we also adopt the good things as well ,like traffic discipline. I am sure that most foreign countries have much better adherence to traffic rules and respect pedestrians (esp USA ). We need this change for sure and non adherence to be punished on the spot. Lets see if we can respect traffic signals and show better maturity and responsibility as any life is precious.
It was one evening on a work day when I was returning from work. As usual the company shuttle dropped us on the usual spot which was a designated for us to get dropped and most of us cross the main road near the Udayam theatre signal to proceed towards our respective residence. The stretch was made a one way with huge flow of traffic and a traffic signal installed ,without which it really becomes difficult to cross this stretch...virtually impossible at 7:30 PM.
The signal flashed red and the countdown timer started at 20 and proceeded..19..18..17...
Even at 15 (five seconds after it flashed RED) no one bothered to stop and the vehicles were rushing at top speed.We need to form a group and then cross the stretch and some of them stopped, while the other smaller vehicles still rushed between us.
It was at this juncture that the unexpected happened. Suddenly from nowhere a share auto,rushed toward this group at full speed and was taking a turn .One guy in the crowd was in a hurry and was running while crossing to reach the other end and was next to me.He did not see this Share auto and was running towards the pavement.The share auto cam from behind of a car(which slowed down) and manoeuvred to an empty spot which was also targeted by this guy next to me.
I noticed this and quickly pulled this guy aside as hard as I could and the share auto applied brakes and just scratched across the street and cam to a halt. Had I not pulled him, that guy would have been hit and would have got injured for sure.
The takeaway from this incident. Never trust the RED signal and still watch out for the vehicles on road.
One thing that struck me was, we as a city have adopted so many things from the western world, be it food, clothing , lifestyle or even some of their culture which are alien to us. Why do not we also adopt the good things as well ,like traffic discipline. I am sure that most foreign countries have much better adherence to traffic rules and respect pedestrians (esp USA ). We need this change for sure and non adherence to be punished on the spot. Lets see if we can respect traffic signals and show better maturity and responsibility as any life is precious.
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