Not all would agree, but riding a bike in bangalore is fun! Seriously! For few reasons, I simply love it!
Firstly, I don't ride my bike in bangalore. Now you understand, right?! Driving a friend's bike, especially when he is not around is amusing, to say the least. It gives lot of scope for experimenting and maneuvering, cutting at all possible angles. I know you would have experienced this yourself, else I pity you!!
Secondly, the nature of bangalore traffic per se.. It is is filled with poor drivers like me and lot of space is up for grabs. Having learnt the trade in busy and small streets of chrompet, chennai, where two wheelers rule the roost, my 'instincts' are 'trained' to spot the gaps and fast moving lanes quite easily. (And if you must know, I drive my bike in chennai).
Thirdly, you need loads of patience, to put up with fellow bad drivers and innumerable number of traffic signals. Belive it or not, I have got some of it; for which my roomie should be credited. He has the ability to get stuck in the longest possible queue and the 'knack' of going behind the slowest moving vehicle. Invariably, I would feel like snatching the bike or getting down to walk. But I would do neither. After all, a free ride is a free ride!
Now that I have got a new car and I have started driving it, my thoughts have changed. Naturally. Seeing bikers riding in pedestrian path, turning without indicators, changing lanes every second and pouncing on the smallest of space irritates me to no end. Ofcourse, it is only till i get hold of my friends bike, again!
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Witty and humorous . Anyways,
welcome to the world of organized chaos - bangalore traffic
that's the perspective everyone needs to have...can't imagine now how boring a pilot job would be!! wanna try Sita?!!
Autodrivers suck. Period.
next time u give this also a try , go up a flyover with full speed, stop engine at the top, and come down slowly. late night this feels great...
I was wondering that ur friend will also write "car driving in bangalore"...
Sitarama,
Wonderful posting. I was also happy that your bike ride did not create any casualties over there. :)
Jokes apart. It is a wonderful narration of a boy (man!) who is transferred from semi-urban to most sophisticated urban life style with different mode of life. Although it is only bike riding you have described here, it is more of narrative style which is outstanding. Congrats!
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