Watch Out – Irresponsible New Breed on Road

Life hangs in a balance for 90 minutes, 5 days a week. The commute to and from office!!!  Reckless drivers and slow moving traffic. I almost loose my temper when the driver in front applies brakes. But what could be done. Nothing! The ongoing road constructions are just adding on to the problems.

What does it take people to be a little more responsible? In fact NOTHING! But we just precariously chose not to. I tried being a responsible driver, indicators while changing lanes, right speed, obeying traffic rules – till i reached the point where i almost got run over by a ‘i-dont-care-how-i-drive’ truck driver.

The policy of – ‘if you cant beat the problem, be with the problem’ – really works to your benefit here. Last day Sandil a.k.a 2S comes up with the bright idea that Mutineer’s shouldn’t break any traffic rules. Apparently he was really pissed, coz a biker hit is rear-view mirror and bent it in such a way so that the next car driver can groom himself. It seems like ‘SHE’ (his car), looks like JLo without an ear

But what could be the real solution. After much thinking i think i invented a purple cow -

Step 1 : Get the best of the speeding bikers and make them part-time traffic chasers. They go in pairs. Any one breaking the law- hunt them down and fine them.

Step 2 : The existing traffic police should take more bribes. If the fine for jumping the red signal is Rs. 200, then he should demand at least 150, so that he gets a good hand and the next time the driver will remember. Have some self-esteem dear cops.

Step 3 :  Ask people to send in pics/videos of vehicles violating traffic rules. Run a promo – “Report more; Get paid half the sum of the violations”. This can help the unemployed youths too.

Step 4 : Get the local Bhai’s help to handle the traffic at their locality. (may be not – this might spiral out of control)

Please let me make some money; Kindly don’t follow traffic rules.

(The last time i counted – i had more than 100 traffic violations in one single day – that too just to survive. That included – Overtaking from the left side, speeding, jumping traffic lights…)