Happiness of buying a new vehicle always remains in memory and the first dent on it too. It would be very tough to find a car without dent in Delhi. But we don’t realise that these dents are the result of accidents that occur because of a mentality of being in hurry always.
We become so impatient that sometimes we don’t even hesitate in putting someone’s life at risk. Try to recall any accident you have seen. Why did it happen? The answer will be the restless attitude, sometimes yours and sometimes someone else’s.
Every day is a struggle for anyone driving on Delhi roads. But unfortunately what we as Delhiites have not realised is that it’s not only the bad roads but the lack of road sense among us that adds to our woes.
The city is in such a hurry that honking seems to be a time pass. They should understand that they don’t need to blow horn so much. It seems that not accepting mistake is the first lesson of driving people learn, and second is never ever say sorry even if you are at fault. Such situations can be easily avoided if we start driving in our lanes. We conveniently forget that the car ahead is going slow because it may be ferrying a patient or a baby or someone really frail.
When I was returning home after delivering twins, I realised that Delhi roads can give you a lot of mental and physical pain, if you tend to drive according to traffic rules as the whole city is in a hurry.
People don’t realise that helmet is for their safety. Traffic violations are a normal sight here. People change lanes with impunity, jump red lights without fear. There is no concept of zebra crossing. And mind you, we have never heard of pedestrian rights.
As a civil society, we need to instil civic and road sense among children and youth for a better tomorrow. If we follow some basic rules, many traffic issues can be resolved. Don’t jump a red light, follow lane driving, stop the car before zebra crossing and respect the rights of pedestrians. That will not only make us civil but happy also as you can avoid a lot of stress.