Average driving experience in surat

Yes, this is another rant about the terrible traffic situation of surat, jo ki vakt ke saath sudharne ki jagah kharab hoti jaa rahi hai.

Everyday when I go to work from home, travelling about 8-10 Kms one way. spending close to 30 minutes on the road, I come across people of all sorts, stupid ones that still do not understand that left lane needs to stay open for people wanting to go left and emergency vehicles. kuch dimaag se paidal log yeh sochna bhool jaate hai ki aage right lena hai toh left lane main nahi ruke. aur dikkat yeh nahi hai ki yeh log aisa kar rahe hai. yeh log koi uneducated background se hi hai aisa bhi nahi hai, auto walo se leke CAs, Lawyers or journalist, even doctors. Education ka iss se koi lena dena nahi hai, lena dena hai toh mannerism ka jo ki surat ke logo main raddi bhar bhi nahi hai.

Next up is parking, humare "seher" ke logo ko parking karne ki akal nahi hai "2 min main aa jaunga" arre tum 20 second main aa jana par jab dedicated parking area hai toh udhar lagao na gaadi par nahi hume toh road pe hi lagani hai, even at places where dedicated parking lots/underground parking is available at a minimal cost, and aisa nahi hai ke bahar free parking hai, bahar bhi pay kar rahe hai SMC walo ko, maybe jyada hi kar rahe hai aur gaadi safe bhi nahi hai.

Wrong side - Bridges are no longer safe, kuch gadhe ke bacche sochte hai aage bridge pe traffic hai toh hum bridge pe hi wrong side aa jaate hai jaha lane hi 2 se 3 hote hai. Koi bhi kabhi bhi kahi se bhi aa sakta hai

Helmets - apne liye nahi toh apne ghar walo ke liye hi sahi, helmet pehno. Iss seher ke lack of civic sense and stupidity ki kimat aapke ghar walo ko na bharni pade. Mujhe nahi lagta apni life se bada motivator ho sakta hai to put on helmets.

aur high beam wale? khair unke toh kehne hi kya hai, gaadi loan pe le lete hai thoda kharcha sikhne pe bhi kiya hota, sirf paiso ka nahi time ka kharcha toh shayad aisa na hote.

Stay safe out there people. wear helmets and drive safe.