For those who are well aware of Pune Roads, I have the pleasure of riding on Tilak Road everyday on my way to office and back. Though we have three signals on that road it is unsafe to assume that you have a viable and safe gap in the traffic to accelerate. You would have to be World Champion Mario Aggiali to cross with 30 kmh without hitting a Jaywalker.
Jaywalking - the practice of walking across a road when the 'DO NOT WALK' sign is lit.
To an Indian, A 'DO NOT WALK' sign is as unfamiliar as Mario Aggiali to any person irrespective of his nationality.(In case somebody claimed to know Mario Aggiali as a Motor Cross Champion, I just made that up...what are the chances 1 in 10 billion?!)
With so many James Bonds (includes Rickshaw, PMT and Truck drivers who believe they have - 'A License to Kill') roaming freely on Pune roads, and the 'I'll ignore any form of indication' birthright of every such assassin makes jaywalking a dangerous sport.And I see an opportunity here; we just have to promote the game. Hockey looks bleak after what they do to Dhanraj everytime.
I won’t comment about the driving skills of the fairer sex, I'll wait for Adit to do so. He specializes in this field.
I would like to thank Anand Mathew for telling me abt the word 'Jaywalking’. You will be felicitated once we win the 'gold'.(to be read as 'never'...cos we forgot Hyderabad)
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