Skip to main content

Close call...

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.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Winning your boss

As I was observing on the Process of Appraisals that were going on in my new Organisation, it brought about the subjectivity that is present in the system. The only way to come out in flying colors is, be a pet to your Boss and reap rich dividends. Though the companies claim about the various thought process that has been put forward in designing the appraisal system, it all boils down to the previous line you just read. I know a guy who always came out with the best score possible during the appraisal not because he did a great job but for his attitude to tasks given by his Boss. I do not claim that he is a person who just thrives because of the "pet" tag , though he does pretty decent job. But if you consider his peers who do the same "decent" job, they somehow end up lower than him. WHY ? Again it is how he presents himself to the boss...Watch below some of his action. Never disputes the idea told by the Boss. Can always spot some think good in the Worst of ...
2 comments
Read more

33% reservation

33% reservation for women - It is being said as a breakthrough in the history of Indian parliement for having this passed in Rajya sabha, which had the blessing of Sonia Gandhi(the holder of the remote control of Indian goverment) Some want a reservation within this reservation for Muslims and (so called)lower caste women as they feel upper caste women would crush lower caste women. My question is Will these politicians ever change ? A party can decide which women candidate  can contest and if these members are so concerned about the particular sect , let them field all the 33% with their favourites!! who on earth is stopping them. Second(Actually this is should be first) question is does each party have some many ABLE(note this is bold) women candidates to field. I am not sure if this is really necessary. My opinion is India should be reservation free and the competant should make it for any post -any gender or caste...Way to go.
1 comment
Read more

Australia - Racist ?

Now Australia is in the News for all wrong Reasons. Guess what ! the most peaceful country in the world has now been branded as a Racist Country by the Asians living over there. But something tells me from the various inputs received ,Australia is not all to blame for. Australia has education as the third biggest source of income and is really building its base on the foreign students who fly down from across the world mainly from Asia . Having said that can they really afford to be Racist is the question that comes to mind. Australians are no doubt a mixed group of people with various levels of education and majority of them are really assertive (unlike Indians ) no matter what their level of education is. This being the case how do our Desi guys conduct themselves in a foreign land is also a thing to ponder. For instance, Desi's form large groups on streets and keep talking loudly ,blocking the path and Australians find this really awkward and unlike Indians being assertive t...
1 comment
Read more