Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Ripping for the RED!!!!

Scene 1: The busy streets of Bangalore, riding a two wheeler..enjoying the hustling and bustling of people honking, trying to wade through the ocean of vehicles that now fill Bangalore city, with the Black and silver shimmer of the Helmets here and there in between small, wide and long cars.. and all of a sudden, EVERYONE seems to be dashing.. the whole gamut of automobiles seems desperate to get somewhere.. Could recall, my school days, when we used to dash at the Finish Line in a race..

I wonder what it is…, try to look ahead, trying to figure out what the catch was. And what do I find? A Traffic Signal about 80m away!!! I then try to see if the Traffic light was Green. But, whoa, it’s a whopping RED!! Wonder why, people were actually trying to get there?? This is something I have wondered almost everyday, every signal..Have also seen vehicles barely miss bumping into one another, trying to get to a Traffic signal, which requires you to stop. Sometimes, I thought, why are they running, when they know that once they get there, they are to stop! Are they running to stop?? No clue.


Every time you are approaching a Traffic Signal, do observe this, so that you can have a good laugh (including, if you are the one ripping for the Red!!!!) This will help you ease off some tension, under which you are driving/riding.

There have been banners and posters which warn people to keep their cool when the Light is green and not to jump lanes or cross speed limits at such points, to avoid mishaps.. Anybody there to warn people not to rip for a RED Light???

This observation brings me a smile everyday, as I see, people crossing other lanes, moving in narrow passages between vehicles, overtaking dangerously, just to get to that Red Halt.