Games Indians Play by V Raghunathan

Author:V Raghunathan [Raghunathan, V]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780143063117
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2008-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

LACK OF SELF-REGULATION

Why is our sense of public hygiene and aesthetics so abysmal? In all the cases just mentioned, lack of self-regulation plays as much a part as lack of regulation. Unfortunately, self-regulation does not appear to be our strong suit.

For example, take our traffic. Why is it always in a shambles? The reasons are several. To begin with, we are a nation that regards traffic signals with contempt and will not voluntarily obey the signals until we are forced to. To make matters worse, we have very few traffic signals. Most smaller roads, even in big cities, often have no traffic lights. And, more often than not, the signals do not function properly, thus eroding public respect for them even further. As a consequence a red signal is hardly a cue to stop or a zebra crossing hardly a reminder to slow down for the pedestrian.

Even if there is an attempt at enforcing traffic rules, we disregard it except when the enforcement process is very physical. Ever noticed how, during peak hours, the Mumbai police use rope cordons to hold pedestrians at bay before the traffic lights clear? Or on occasion how constables have to stand in front of the lead vehicle to keep the entire rank of vehicles behind it at bay, till traffic from the other direction clears? Have you observed how frequently we do not stop our vehicles for even a minute to allow an ageing pedestrian or a child to cross the road? Left to ourselves, we are inconsiderate and uncaring.

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