October 01, 2005

Breaking the news, law or necks!

All of us know what is or will be the most talked about issue in the next few days. Read the following

Helmets:

Well the state government has vowed to enforce them through out from 1st October.Well it didn't turn out that way only 222 were fined out of around 2,50,000 or more two wheelers. But why? What do they want to achieve exactly? Why are the people being compelled or forced to wear them? They are not kids; most of us know what is wrong and what is right and if the RTO gave us a licence to drive we can surely take care of our own self! I think, next the government will decide and enforce what we all should eat!Or even better, why not make condoms compulsory? Enforce the rule by going in and fining them when people are doing it!! I mean this is so ridiculous, those who care about their life will wear the helmets and those who do not want will bloody die. It is common sense right. Do not we all wear sweaters when it is cold or is it made compulsory?

Ironically, a few days ago, the police and the youth wing of a political party in the city, charged the person who is one of the main helmet campaigners, one of the few who filed PIL for this absurd law. Even he knows what they did is ridiculous! Ha ha ha ha.

Anyway, if helmets made compulsory, no problem, we will do our part and obey it. However, shouldn’t the administration keep their part of the deal? Like making the roads better and free from the potholes (sorry the word is inappropriate; hereon please read ‘wells’ or ‘craters’ or any other word u feel is appropriate) and not just patching them up, making them ‘plain’! Shouldn’t they improve the traffic conditions, change the broken lights on the signal posts, bring some discipline on the roads and most importantly improve the local bus system for easy commuting? Well they are not doing what they should do, the basic things, and why the people should bear all the brunt as it is they are the only victims of the anything the government does anyway. Why can’t the administration take care of this? What are they doing then?

Well the present condition of the roads with the brilliant combination of helmets will cause more injuries especially sprains to the neck. When there are knee-deep, ditches on the many roads heck will the traffic move? If the traffic rarely moves smoothly, how will there be any accidents? I do not get the connection of getting hurt in this sort of traffic.

In addition, I will ramble on again about the roads. Why can’t the road contractors make repairs to the whole road instead of patching it up and giving lame excuses? Even beggar’s clothes have fewer patches on it. Look at Jangli Maharaj Road. It was built about 25-30 years back and still almost all of it is still in great shape. When asked why we cannot get roads like these they shamelessly say we cannot, just cannot. If these kinds of roads are built, how will the contractors and all who are connected get (eat) the money?

Aaaargh!!! Enough spilling my thoughts (anger to be perfect). If you have voted or paying taxes and you are not noticing these things, something is really wrong with you. When will all the things related to administration and governing function smoothly in this city and not to forget the country? No one knows anything that is going on or simply do’t care, not even those in charge? However, I will say this again; as God exists, this country at least is functioning.

More (reality) next time.

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