and.... they're off!!!

We started the initiative today. Most people appreciated it. Even the auto drivers understood that we're doing this to make driving in CT/Hyd better. Some folks did block the left lane, but we told them not to do it from tomorrow - let's hope they don't.

I hope all of you understand that we're doing this, not just for us, but for everyone. We want the traffic flow around CT to be streamlined and we want the office going crowd to realize that they are accountable for their driving.

We saw cars driven by executives from top companies breaking the law - cars stopped in the middle of the road so that the occupants could get off ... in the MIDDLE of the ROAD!! Would you forgive an educated person if he did this?

Cabs stopped in the middle of the road, autos stopped in front of Cyber Towers and caused traffic to choke. We hope that the people working in Cyber Towers, don't get off autos in front of their gate. They can get off the autos near Wipro or even after the autos have turned left at CT junction.

Of course some people did voice their disapproval of the initiative. They said that we were actually causing the traffic to pile up. I really don't see how that could be possible - after we left CT today, the traffic flow became slower and the left lane was NOT moving at all unless there was a green signal.

We're going to be there again in the evening and then again tomorrow morning. Volunteers are still needed- this initiative is not limited to SumTotal- they are just sponsoring it and most of the volunteers are from SumTotal. Folks from other companies can volunteer. So if you'd like to volunteer, please send me an email at sikhoya [at] gmail [dot] com