Driving – A Herculean Task

Driving has become an absolute menace in the city. There is not one car in the road that is without a dent. There is no respect for the Red Signal light or to the fellow drivers on the road. It’s an absolute chaos on the roads. Some of the deadly viruses that we stumble upon while driving are described here:

Auto rickshaws (Auto)
Dormant State: In the Pre-Paid stands which is generally monitored by a cop
Active State: In the roads, streets and sometimes on footpaths also
Appearance: Yellow body and black head
Food: Petrol, Diesel, adulterated petrol and may be even kerosene

Behavior:
1) Slow on the road when there are no people traveling
2) Absolutely directionless – Can take a right turn, or left turn or a U turn anywhere and anytime. May be an about turn in the future…who knows!!!
3) Stops suddenly in the middle of the road to pick-up a savari
4) Absolute rash driving when manned by youngsters
5) Some of them are also heavy smokers. They provide an alternative to the kosu Adikare machine (Mosquito Spray Guns)

Pre-cautionary measure:
1) Don’t drive behind an Auto
2) Make your moves based on their movement
3) Be prepared for anything when you encounter them

Bikes (Not blaming the entire biker’s community, just a few of them)
Dormant State: When parked
Active State: Everywhere except on Air
Appearance: Come in all colours
Food: Generally Petrol

Behavior:
1) Premature ones are fast and furious. Identified by the accelerator sounds vrooomm…vrooomm
2) Indicators are present physically but generally not in use
3) Increases decibel levels – Heavy Honking
4) Absolutely restless on signals
5) Infected more with cell phones. Half of then talk on cell phones while driving
6) Hazardous in small streets as they go directionless

Pre-cautionary measure:
1) Honk really hard when u stumble which is infected with a cell phone
2) Give way to the premature ones


Cars (Not blaming all Car Drivers, just a few of them)
Dormant State: When Parked and during traffic jams
Active State: Only on roads and slightly big streets
Appearance: Different shapes, different colours and different sizes
Food: Petrol and Diesel

Behavior:
1) Virulence state when shape changes to Sumo or Qualis and when used as Cabs
2) Complete arrogance in speed when road is slightly empty
3) Infected more with cell phones. Half of then talk on cell phones while driving
4) If there is a girl and guy on the car with all dark glasses shut and standing on the signal, you never know as to what might happen!!!!!! Behavior is still under study.

Pre-cautionary measure:
1) Give way to them
2) Don’t try to overtake when they are in virulent state

Bus (Big Momma on the Road)
Dormant State: In Bus-stands and bus-stops
Active State: Only on roads, highways and slightly big streets
Appearance: Uniform color and uniform shape
Food: Petrol and Diesel

Behavior:
1) Hazardous when one overtakes the other
2) Gets attracted to the Bus-Stop and in the process can stop in the middle of the road all of a sudden.
3) Kisses cars occasionally and leaves behind a big scar

Pre-cautionary measure:
1) Slow down your vehicle when u are traveling behind a bus

Lorry (Big Daddy on the Road)
Dormant State: When loading
Active State: Only on roads and highways & sometime in your streets
Appearance: Generally yellow or maroon and an open top
Food: Mostly Diesel

Behavior:
1) No control on speed and directionless during night and on highways

Pre-cautionary measure:

1) Don’t play with them. They are hazardous substances.