** This is not directed at anyone or at any establishment. It's written with the best of intentions and without malice. For all practical reasons, please assume that this post is directed towards my alter ego - The Engineer who breaks rules!**
After my friend, Rahul, sent an email to his company's internal (& informal) email DL, this blog received more than 690 visitors! I assume that most of the visitors were educated. I think I should start saying literate rather than educated, because educated people will/should not break rules. We could know how to read/write but if we cannot perform basic civic duties, then can we really call ourselves educated? What "education" did we receive?
It pains me to see B.Tech, MCA and MBA grads driving as if they were just let loose from the zoo(You know I'm not exaggerating). If they're in an auto or a cab, they take solace in the fact that they're not driving so technically they're not breaking any rules when the cab driver jumps a red light! YOU have to take control. You have to reign in the erring drivers. One stern warning does the trick- tell him that you will get off the auto and not pay him if he doesn't follow the traffic rules. Tell the cab driver that you will get off and hire another cab and that he would have to pay for your fare if he doesn't follow traffic rules! If you really want it, then anything is possible. Don't point fingers at the Police or at the Government. Sure they're not the best, but we should only raise questions to them once we have done our bit and breaking rules is an individual thing. It's wrong, so don't tell me that you're doing it because everyone else is!
I just hope that this triggers the right kind of actions from all of us!
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2 comments:
Hi Sameer,
Its a good initiative from you regarding Hyderabad Traffic problems & i appreciate your initiative.I had seen your CNN-IBN CJ video and i am sure oneday there will be fruits resulting in traffic discipline.It will be really nice if you can speak in telugu when you are interacting with the local & Auto people.Don't forget This is south india & the capital city of Telugu people.
True what U said.Techies who comes from KPHB to HiTech cites have no civic sence.They go breaking lane rule as Buffelows on village roads.Many times I interacted with Traffic police who use to monitor at that route.He used very....very filthy language on Techies and compared Techies as Scavangers.He said "These people were not professional,I think they wash Toilets in offices.See the way they break the rule.".Shame on our part being called as so called "Techies" and "Professionals".
I even take some pics to upload in myy blog.Though that this blog will be apt to upload those PICS.
Sameer can U provide permissions to me to upload some pics in your blog.
Thanks
Sundar Paul
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