Part of my life is on foot and partly in an automobile. Its like two different worlds.
On Foot life is way too difficult and hopefully a wee bit easier as a motorist.
A day on the road as a Pedestrian and you will learn all nuances on how to cross the busiest Signal-less roads.
Gurgaon is one such place. There are hardly any red lights in Cyber-city and the crossings are all free movement, whosoever can cross, at their own risk.
Its like building a path for yourself all over again every single second , everyday is a new day and no tactics seem to work. Its a struggle day in and day out . Always one would feel as if their life is at risk at this very moment. Beware, even on a one way, look at the opposite side, "the world is full of idiots".
It appears to be a perfect place to apply strategy. Be it negotiating, buying , flaunting ,holding etc. Viz.. choosing which cars to stop and what pace to walk on, how frantic to appear and then finally how to thank the ones who actually were considerate enough to stop their shining egos in front of pedestrian/s.
Many have mastered this art by being perfect scientists. There are four categories of car owners...
Ruthless - The ones you should only dare to stop in case you do not care about your life...these are primarily taxis and cars which have way too many dents.
Goggeled - These are generally the ones with ray bans or other expensive shades in any kind of a four wheeler. In this there are two sub categories -
1) who will halt only if they think your life is in danger and their ultra glam style can be hazardous.
2) who might want to be generous enough to let you have a mini win by throwing an impression that they are a Dude.
Confused - In case they are in a good mood they might let you have your way. Else Tata bye bye.
Been there done that- these are the erstwhile pedestrians or they have to get off at the next stop from frnds car...so they would give you a way to cross the road...in majority of the cases.
The pseudo Pedestrians- the motorcyclists and cyclists travel in all together a different road which has no rules and no passes. It's a free world for them ...these are mightier than the cars , trucks and pedestrians . They have a license to make the other party helpless in any dispute.
Its not a full proof dissection neither am I a strategist, just an observation. However once you cross the road which seems more burdensome than any office deadline also, there is a sense of peace. Racing heartbeat suddenly resumes back to normal. Its a silent celebration after-all being unhurt as a Pedestrian is such an achievement.
Bravo!!
Bravo!!
