The tooth is out there!
Scene 1: Okalipuram, a tiny hamlet just behind Bangalore Railway Station.
The road is 30 feet wide. The BMTC ( BTS) driver pulls over to the left without any visible strain to pick the commuters. However nobody notices that the Bus is parked with a gap of 7 feet in front of the bus station. All the vehicles in tow of the bus now, kinda gets around and falls in one single line. The lane discipline is followed with force!
Scene 2: Somewhere on the ring road: Periphery of Bangalore
All the Lorries on the ring road are well equipped to spew the black smoke and block the visibility on the road to zero. The fellow travelers ripping over the speed limit are suddenly made to reduce the speed to a safety!
Scene 3: Somewhere on MG Road
The auto drivers without any care for the lane discipline try to ape the snake on national geographic. This throws few on the road to a tizzy. Some resort to Chappel –asana and some throw the choicest of curses on the auto drivers. This makes all the road users to be on their guard and are careful till their next day-dreaming session.
Scene 4: Banashankari III Stage
There are some people who stay away from buses, lorries and autos or are on extra guard while driving. However can they skip the men and women on hoardings? The moment anybody is about to gather thoughts on traffic woes, there comes a Rakshita staring down at you. The moment you have all pent up emotions starting to explode, a Sonu Nigam will soothe your nerves. Mind you, all these hoardings are strategically located by Corporation authorities.
What’s the common pattern in all the typical scenes above? Hmm that gets me thinking. But it took me a while to figure out this biggest ever under cover operation by the Government to discipline the public of Bangalore.
We, the general public are crying hoarse all the time about the problems facing Bangalore. However we are the villains! The BMTC drivers, lorry and auto drivers association and the Bangalore Corporation along with movie producer association are hand in glove to make BANGALORE, the Garden City.
It takes a hawk-eye to realize this. The truth is out there for you to see or if you are feeling victimized and crying with raised hands, the tooth is out there! Fetch it!
But what about those vehicles which constantly flout the rules and rule the roost? Nooooooooo, they are not with the government and are not out to discipline the general public. I have got them under my scanner and pretty soon will be teleported to a different planet!
Captain, are you there!
