Wrong is Right

“Wrong is right, right is wrong. Drive along the bumps and blocks of the road” is the motto of the modern youth.

Racing the bike’s engine and screeching it to a sudden halt, talking on a mobile while driving so giving nightmares to the walkers- a pedestrian is bound to bear all this in the busy streets.

Adding to the woes whenever a leader visits the town it would be the turn of ears to suffer the burden as the silencers of the vehicles are removed and run.

A few leaders conduct their meetings in the busy streets obstructing the traffic; perhaps it provides minimum assured audience. The welcome arches to the netas will leave their marks of holes besides the manholes. The municipal and telephone departments vie with each other in their efforts to dig a road as if it was a quarry.

There is no need of parking space. Some people park their vehicles in the middle of the road and enjoy a summit with friends as if it is a park. It proves that it is not the prerogative of the traffic police alone to park their vehicles in the middle of the road.

How can one reform these offenders? Can we add a few questions on traffic sense to the question bank of EAMCET? Only this will draw their attention. For grown ups it will be VISA to the US that makes the difference. The petty traffic offences should be recorded in the passports and the consulate may be asked to reject their VISA applications! Fines may also be collected in US dollars. Hope this aspect may also be considered in revising IIT and Civil Services examination patterns. Another yagnam or bata may also be needed. As a last resort the issue of cooking gas refills may be stopped for those who violate traffic rules.