This is the 15th day m driving in the city and it’s driving me crazy. Crazy would be an understatement. This town doesn’t have good roads moreover it does not have Foot-paths. People are walking on the road so you can imagine how slow the cars must be moving. There is no rule that’s followed. We are so primitive; we don’t have much of traffic lights. It’s still have the hand system that’s been seen in junction on the main roads if you are lucky or else even that’s not there.
I think people here feel that crossing from anywhere and everywhere is just cool because the vehicles won’t touch them be it whatsoever. The driver has to be so conscious while driving. The roads are so narrow that at times in the small lanes 2 cars cannot pass easily. So you take a back turn till the other guy finds space to cross. If you are a new comer you are screwed like big time. Cause at times it’s just so confusing on what to do. I am changing the gear and there is a school kid is crossing the road outta nowhere .So do you slow down or honk .And we all know how much is a horn going to make a difference so to be on a safer side just be slow and let the chap pass by like a camel listening to his earphones. Dude, what was he just 8. Why do parents give electronics at such an early age, This provides no time for imagination and creativity for the child.
There are so many potholes and this guy that I am learning from tells me :You have to escape the potholes. How am I suppose to do that?? It’s everywhere. When I try to speed up a little I have to slow down because the roads are so bad. And not to forget how the public vehicles are driven. They stop whenever they like (Should be really careful).
I wonder how the pollution tests are carried out for vehicles here. Half of the vehicles literally emit black smoke. Something needs to be done on the traffic rules to avoid accidents and safe driving.
The obstruction and the demolition of roads is creating a chaos in the valley. It created so much of a problem for the shopkeepers who have shops besides the road (their only source of living)and the residents staying on the road side after the tearing-down of buildings.The roads if made broader will be a great help for the drivers. There will be less chances of traffic jams because of the narrower streets now. The roads have been all torn apart but no one knows when will it be normal for everyone. The pillars and the street lights which fail to work are not yet taken down. The pedestrians have no foot path to walk in, resulting in walking on the roads . There are sights seen where the narrow street is blocked by the passer by and the cars are driven slower than rickshaws. There is sand and stones everywhere and in the night when there is no light there must be cases people falling and getting hurt.
The waste is thrown on the roads and its there in every kilometer that you go by at some places. We should realize how unhygienic it is and proper cleaning should be done everyday.
“The question is there’s no one to blame “.Each one of us should do our bit and make this heavenly place a great place to live, I always feel bad when the citizens call it an under-developed country as we are the ones who are RESPONSIBLE and have earned it.