The effects of lock-down on driving in namma city” – A #sillycon analysis
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5G roads
New record created today. To silk board and back from ITPL road in 30 minutes by car. Our roads are on 5G, super no?
Stop anywhere
The gentleman in the cement truck slowed and stopped in the middle of road, took out his mobile phone and called the customer for directions. Another gentleman sped away on his bike at the red stop light only to stop and pay his obeisance to the statue of God on the roadside. They were very mindful of the traffic jam they caused, well they just observed without any reaction. Amazing people on the roads…
Revving up
Snorting does not get you out of a traffic jam. On a return commute to home, at a busy and jammed junction, a Thar Jeep guy who has done up his vehicle for rough riding revved his engine multiple times in the faint hope of getting through. Well , snorting did get him ahead. I wiggle though and get much ahead of him. Later he is at my tail again, snorting, I smile and wiggle…
Anywhere
The road usage in namma sillycon city have moved on with the changing times. People walk on the roads and motorists ride on the foot path. Most of the times, everyone is everywhere. After all, in this age where we crave for equality, why distinguish a road from a foot path. Just a lot of idiots in #sillyconCity. #sillyconCity (#94)
New car
He bought a new car. And then Scratch Guard. And 3-year additional maintenance. And leather trim. And fog lights. Now he does Uber/Metro, thanks to the amazing Bangalore traffic. Amazing people of sillycon city. #sillyconCity (#57)
The cow
The cow was plonked in the middle of a road. The guy in the car honked and honked. It peacefully chewed the cud and swatted flies with the tail. Frustrated, he did not know what to do. He took his mobile and opened Google… Just another idiot in the sillycon city. #sillyconCity (#30)
Stopped in the middle
He loved his wife so much, that he stopped in the middle of a busy one way road so that she could step out and buy fruits from the roadside vendor. He turned on the emergency lights so that others behind would respectfully go around his car. Just another idiot in the sillycon city. #sillyconCity (#22)
I am cabdriver
Have you been stood up by a cab driver at a critical juncture? Have you experienced the taxi swerve when the cabbie closes his eyes momentarily? Have you seen bottles strewn in the neighbourhood overnight? Have you been quietly studied in the front mirror? Here is my creative take on the life of the new age Indian cab driver as “I am cabdriver”. Note : I am suffering from creative schizophrenia and here is…
I am a bus driver
Continuing my multiple poetic personalities it is now the turn of being a bus driver. Yes, we hate their pompous driving attitude, but just imagine yourself in their seat for a short while. Here is what I felt creatively, as a poem titled “I am a bus driver”. (#218)