Sunday, July 30, 2006

Whew! Its monday morning again!! Listening to some good music in an effort to keep myself awake.. :D

Was doing some travelling on weekend on these Bangalore roads trying to reach my relatives' place at the other end of the city. The traffic in namma bengaluru has increased exponentially over the past few years creating all kinds of traffic woes for commuters.

Here's what I think are the top 5 on blr roads!!

1. People riding on the extreme left of the road suddenly realising they need to take a right turn and yeah..they do so without thinking twice!! The amazing skills the auto drivers possess of turning the handle in microseconds...

2. People crossing the roads with their brains wandering in some other world... The irritating part is when they look to their left when they are supposed to be looking in the other direction :P! And the confused lot who keep 2 steps forward and then one backward confusing the driver all the way and making sure both have a fall :D! Also wonder at times that how sure they are that the 2 wheeler coming their way has really good brakes and will come to a halt when they come across? :P

3. The vehicles blocking the free left turn at probably every signal... and the buses(so-called public transport) blocking the entire traffic standing right in the middle of the road or maybe these govt. and pvt. buses trying to overtake each other without giving a damn about anyone else on the road!!!

4. Incessant honking at traffic signals...wonder if they are just trying to prove that their vehicle does have a horn and a good one at that! :P

5. This is my fav... People trying to balance 2-wheelers with both their foot down and the handle shaking... trying to create friction between their foot and the road... wish they had done it barefoot just to realise what their footwear goes thru :P!!

To end on a positive note... people do manage to stop when they see the signal go red :D!!

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