Sunday, April 12, 2009

"Driving" me crazy

I'm learning to drive. And I'm surprisingly pretty decent at it. I’ve gone only for 8 days or so and I can almost drive on road filled with traffic on my own. But there are some things about driving that you realise only if you are in the driver's seat. Quite literally- in this case.
For instance, how irritating it is when people just cross the road according to their whims and fancies. You have no clue if they are going to or not. They just come and stand there, almost in the middle of the road and stare at you. I'm surprised I haven't knocked anyone over yet. Hello?. Zebra crossing people. heard of it? Probably not. No one follows rules in India. Of any kind. And especially not of the road. There are hardly any roads, let alone road signs or zebra crossings. I used to be one of those people too. Who used to just randomly cross roads. Now I don't though, I'm more sympathetic to the plight of the person behind the wheel.
I haven't let learnt to pick up my vehicle once I stop at a signal. Result?. Knock you in the head, make you bone jump out of your skin kind HONKING.I have an "L" board ok? I am learning. So why can't people just get that and go on the side. But no, some joy they get out of honking the hell out of their cars.
And there are things and people who are distractions without even realizing it themselves. Like that aunty who is sitting at the back of the scooter in the front. She is wearing a low back and candy pink outfit. And she isn’t exactly "model" figured ok. Its is just bloody distracting. And that old guy in the front who simply refuses to hear the horn and go on the sidewalk. That cute little pug going for its morning walk. That taxi driver who'll insist on following you around and honking at every possible opportunity. The list is endless.

Cosequence?.good driver or not, I've sure become a good curser(already
y)...

1 comment:

  1. ROFL...and I thought it was all about fun and games...

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