Thursday, May 6, 2010

Indian traffic sense - one bitter taste in the mouth...

I feel compelled to write about what happened in the morning today. I was passing through a traffic junction on Bannerghatta road, Bangalore. It is a T junction, and I was going straight and it was 'Green' for going straight. Suddenly, I see a biker making a right turn, when it is 'Red' and land right in front of my car. Seeing me behind, he moves to the right and gives me way. I rolled down my window and said "You should not have crossed, it was Red for you". His reply "I was not in your way". I said "But, you violated the traffic law, you should not do that". His reply - "does not matter, I was not in your way". Here I lost cool, yelled at him "but rule is a rule, you look like educated and but behave like an idiot". He scooted off fast and after being away at a safe distance showed his left hand middle finger. I felt frustrated because of the helpless situation that I was in. No, I have no hope for this country. I am sorry that I have to live here.