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Well, as you can guess from the title I would be writing about driving in Delhi the capital of India. It's been 9.5 years from the time I landed in Delhi & started driving on Delhi roads.
All this time I have been travelling on Delhi roads using different modes of travel from a motorcycle - my 150 cc Suzuki Fiero to cars- M800, Santro, SX4 & the killer greenline buses. It has been an experience all through these years.
However, driving on Delhi's roads currently just makes me remind of the movie 'Matrix'. Sitting on the driving seat looking ahead you can see a biker doing a Keanu Reeves avoiding the cars & buses like Neo evaded bullets in the movie. Another Neo in a car drives on the road avoiding the pedestrians, people on cycles & the bikers. 95% of the time all of these Neo's are able to save themselves as well as others. The same is with the pedestrians who cross the road with their hand towards the traffic as if they were in the Matrix where they can stop the traffic with their hand. Or they were 'Magneto' with powers to stop all the metallic objects. And the one who don't have these powers get killed by the killer buses or lorries or other monsters.
The similarities don't end here since all the Delhi driver's have a precarious habit of driving on a tangent. They drive at an angle as if the straight road or the lanes don't exist, but they are able to drive without hitting others. This again reminds you of people with special powers who are teleconnect or have magnetic powers or the closest possibility is that Delhi is a matrix.
All this is fun observing all these phenomenons while you are driving lest your car is hit or you get involved in an accident. Then you are surrounded by Delhi police virus who will oblieterate you physically or economically like it was done in the movie. The Delhi police or rather the Indian police have the knack of being at the right place so as to be able to inflict more damage on people. However, again all the Delhi'ites have developed the skills like Neo to avoid the Police-virus and save them. Only the weak fall prey to the virus. Recently, I got involved in such an experience. I was waiting in my car to turn right at a turning. The moment I was to start moving, I fel that something hit my car. Since it was 9 PM & being alone I thought it no point arguing with anyone at this time & better to head home, whatever damage I would take care of it. From a humane point of view it was not good but again reading all the stories of road rage I didn't want to get involved in. When I reached home and saw that one corner of the bumper was broken & there were dents on the car, I got a little afraid. But I slept thinking that doesn't matter will get this repaired. The next day dawned & with it there came a surprise. The police came knocking at my door saying that I hit someone & ran away.
I showed them my car & tried to explain that it was no fault of mine but to deaf ears. Since, it was a biker who hit my car & broke his leg the police came to the conclusion that it was the car's fault to be waiting on the road. Ultimately I had to pull some strings & bribe the police to get out of the mess. It was the same like Morphaeus rescuing Neo from the station by bribing the frenchman. So yes there are lot many similarities between driving in Delhi & living in the Matrix.
The only thing is that all this stops when the Neo's, Magnetos' & Morpheus are not able to do anything when there are too many automobiles on the road that there is not an inch to move. Although many are still able to squeeze them in some space but overall everyone grinds to a halt. At this point all become human & lose their special abilities.
The dangerous thing is that this is becoming regular wherein the special abilities are being lost and the roads are getting choked. The same roads of Delhi where driving was fun is now being turned in to snail roads or killer places by the insidious driving by the Delhi Neo's. The untrained drivers on the roads driving on a tangent are making the matters worse. Although the traffic is increasing but disciplined driving & honest traffic police controlling the situation can help.
In my opinion we should start behaving like humans & leave the Matrix out to lead a proper life rather than fighting the machines & viruses on a daily basis.
All this time I have been travelling on Delhi roads using different modes of travel from a motorcycle - my 150 cc Suzuki Fiero to cars- M800, Santro, SX4 & the killer greenline buses. It has been an experience all through these years.
However, driving on Delhi's roads currently just makes me remind of the movie 'Matrix'. Sitting on the driving seat looking ahead you can see a biker doing a Keanu Reeves avoiding the cars & buses like Neo evaded bullets in the movie. Another Neo in a car drives on the road avoiding the pedestrians, people on cycles & the bikers. 95% of the time all of these Neo's are able to save themselves as well as others. The same is with the pedestrians who cross the road with their hand towards the traffic as if they were in the Matrix where they can stop the traffic with their hand. Or they were 'Magneto' with powers to stop all the metallic objects. And the one who don't have these powers get killed by the killer buses or lorries or other monsters.
The similarities don't end here since all the Delhi driver's have a precarious habit of driving on a tangent. They drive at an angle as if the straight road or the lanes don't exist, but they are able to drive without hitting others. This again reminds you of people with special powers who are teleconnect or have magnetic powers or the closest possibility is that Delhi is a matrix.
All this is fun observing all these phenomenons while you are driving lest your car is hit or you get involved in an accident. Then you are surrounded by Delhi police virus who will oblieterate you physically or economically like it was done in the movie. The Delhi police or rather the Indian police have the knack of being at the right place so as to be able to inflict more damage on people. However, again all the Delhi'ites have developed the skills like Neo to avoid the Police-virus and save them. Only the weak fall prey to the virus. Recently, I got involved in such an experience. I was waiting in my car to turn right at a turning. The moment I was to start moving, I fel that something hit my car. Since it was 9 PM & being alone I thought it no point arguing with anyone at this time & better to head home, whatever damage I would take care of it. From a humane point of view it was not good but again reading all the stories of road rage I didn't want to get involved in. When I reached home and saw that one corner of the bumper was broken & there were dents on the car, I got a little afraid. But I slept thinking that doesn't matter will get this repaired. The next day dawned & with it there came a surprise. The police came knocking at my door saying that I hit someone & ran away.
I showed them my car & tried to explain that it was no fault of mine but to deaf ears. Since, it was a biker who hit my car & broke his leg the police came to the conclusion that it was the car's fault to be waiting on the road. Ultimately I had to pull some strings & bribe the police to get out of the mess. It was the same like Morphaeus rescuing Neo from the station by bribing the frenchman. So yes there are lot many similarities between driving in Delhi & living in the Matrix.
The only thing is that all this stops when the Neo's, Magnetos' & Morpheus are not able to do anything when there are too many automobiles on the road that there is not an inch to move. Although many are still able to squeeze them in some space but overall everyone grinds to a halt. At this point all become human & lose their special abilities.
The dangerous thing is that this is becoming regular wherein the special abilities are being lost and the roads are getting choked. The same roads of Delhi where driving was fun is now being turned in to snail roads or killer places by the insidious driving by the Delhi Neo's. The untrained drivers on the roads driving on a tangent are making the matters worse. Although the traffic is increasing but disciplined driving & honest traffic police controlling the situation can help.
In my opinion we should start behaving like humans & leave the Matrix out to lead a proper life rather than fighting the machines & viruses on a daily basis.
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