Haule Haule

I was watching this Ad on T.V where a smart young man shows (off) his chivalry and let others go ahead and keeps on saying"After U". But when it comes to driving his car back home he junks his chivalry and zooms past a bamboozled young girl who looks at him in amazement. But I bet ya guys that if something like that happens with any of us the charmer would have got a mouthful.
Everybody is in a hurry, wants to just fly over others and reach their office, home etc. The number of cars and bikes on the road and the poorly designed and inadequate roads add to his misery. The distances are growing as the city grows and offices are getting farther away from home.As a result there are instances of road rage which can be really ugly experiences.
There is absolutely no traffic sense prevailing and all of us including the rich and poor, literate and illiterate, law keepers and law breakers, men and women break rules (with a few exceptions of course).To add to this there are people who love to drink and then go for a drive.
Drinking and driving is like a gamble which thankfully pays off most of the times. But when it does'nt it can be a disaster.
The traffic police is helpless due to lack of staffing, technical support and motivation.The rate of conviction is pathetic and laws are lenient to the offenders.
There is no respite.
As a result traffic is becoming a major problem for every city and town and is a cause of accidents and death. Every year road accidents kill more than 20000 people in India and most of these are working people who have young chilren, old parents and other dependents to feed.
But does anyone care. All we do is take an insurance policy which can at best provide some financial assistance in case of death or disability but nothing can replace the loss of a loved one.

One thing that can be done is to make traffic follow strict lane rules in major cities and exemplary fines for violation. Cameras can be put on the traffic lights so that offenders can be nabbed. RTO offices can share data so that outside state vehicle owners can also be nabbed. And yes the driving licence should be cancelled for serial offenders.
The police has to be provided adequate support in terms of Breathalysers and proper vehicles. The police needs to be sensitised and also motivated to perform their duties honestly. Also a portion of the fines collected can be used for providing better facilities to the policemen.

But the real problem is lack of public sensitivity. It is not bad to drink but then why not have a driver when u know that u r going to be sloshed.Why not avoid honking when you know that the traffic is going slow and why not wait for the light to turn green when u know it would not take long.These are simple questions that no one likes to answer because we are too preoccupied with our lives and think that we have the most important jobs to reach to, most imortant parties to attend and the busiest lives.
Alas! we dont think like a civilised society yet.....