tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post2076698744458295568..comments2024-03-27T14:57:37.031+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Quick rant about jaywalkersJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-27569796839770204002008-01-18T17:50:00.000+05:302008-01-18T17:50:00.000+05:30E Pradeep said... Maybe make Jaywalking a serious ...<I> E Pradeep said... <BR/>Maybe make Jaywalking a serious crime like in Singapore where there was a big controversy when an American kid was caned in public for jaywalking!!!</I><BR/><BR/>Are you an idiot? He was caned for vandalism - it's a mandatory sentence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-53825571832468812082007-12-25T13:22:00.000+05:302007-12-25T13:22:00.000+05:30Jai: Just to add my two-bit, mainly because you've...Jai: Just to add my two-bit, mainly because you've taken the words out of my keyboard here.<BR/><BR/>http://blackmuddyriver.blogspot.com/2006/03/delhi-drivers-manual.html<BR/><BR/>And you've already commented on me being sexist!<BR/><BR/>PS: Today, I was asked to spell "axbxnqyc".Black Muddy Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15955846722038215253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-15046530328104674712007-12-24T12:15:00.000+05:302007-12-24T12:15:00.000+05:30Destination Infinity: I feel your pain. In Delhi t...Destination Infinity: I feel your pain. In Delhi too, certain dogs have this aggressive tendency to run straight at or after cars (and then look sheepish and apologetic if the car actually stops).Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-76390023964136709132007-12-23T14:05:00.000+05:302007-12-23T14:05:00.000+05:30I dont know what is the situation in other places,...I dont know what is the situation in other places, but down here, there are so many dogs around the town, that while driving (esp on the smaller roads and in night)with my kinda headlights (which I need to check if its on, by keeping a hand before it) - the dogs take perfect advantage (or should I say revenge) of the situation! Generally, these animals are so clever that they plot while we are at a distance (I cant counter plot bcos of the headlight issue, which I am yet to resolve) and when we get close, they tease and run in such zigzag manner that I some times dash. Animal activists, rejoice as I dash not the clever dogs, but the poles, gates or sometimes even cyclists. I turn and give my best possible angry stare at them and how do they react? Give you an innocent, I was trying to avoid you - you came with your eyes closed kinda look! What makes me always suspicious about this kind of victimization is, whether I am the only target for all dogs in my city, or ppl in other cities also have fallen victims to the dog- games (Maybe they think that I am bored, you are bored, why dont we play for sometime and make life atleast interesting, if not meaningful), which sometimes makes a boring routine night return, a very nerve-wrecking one!!Destination Infinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03219687030496120872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-25476507511516309632007-12-22T10:52:00.000+05:302007-12-22T10:52:00.000+05:30Anon: thanks, have changed itDipali: won't work. T...Anon: thanks, have changed it<BR/><BR/>Dipali: won't work. They'll get fake licenses, just like the bus-drivers do<BR/><BR/>E Pradeep: maybe they could set a system in place - on specified days, pedestrians get to cane bus-drivers and on the other days bus-drivers cane pedestrians. Would also help deal with the road-rage problem.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-27945210279299674562007-12-22T09:17:00.000+05:302007-12-22T09:17:00.000+05:30Maybe make Jaywalking a serious crime like in Sing...Maybe make Jaywalking a serious crime like in Singapore where there was a big controversy when an American kid was caned in public for jaywalking!!!<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to the UFO angle..Will help in spicing up the banalities of everyday accidents that we have grown used to by now...E Pradeephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416470793598316855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-61600934736835422572007-12-22T08:49:00.000+05:302007-12-22T08:49:00.000+05:30(Never mind that it was a one-day incentive, like ...<I>(Never mind that it was a one-day incentive, like most other public-safety measures, and that we will never hear about it again.)</I><BR/><BR/>"Initiative", methinks you mean ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-17862692873416780082007-12-21T22:03:00.000+05:302007-12-21T22:03:00.000+05:30Methinks pedestrian licenses are required!Methinks pedestrian licenses are required!dipalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-64334624294369104292007-12-21T19:53:00.000+05:302007-12-21T19:53:00.000+05:30Radhika: heh. That is so not the right tagline for...Radhika: heh. That is so not the right tagline for a tyre that has to operate on Delhi roads.<BR/><BR/><I>On Mumbai roads, at peak hours, one lane is entirely taken up with pedestrians</I><BR/><BR/>bluespriite: in Delhi, Blueline bus drivers don't let such trivial details stop them from ploughing ahead.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-62724630320260577922007-12-21T19:46:00.000+05:302007-12-21T19:46:00.000+05:30>> Braking efficiencyThen I guess you weren't usin...>> Braking efficiency<BR/>Then I guess you weren't using Apollo Tyres which has the tagline of "Unstoppable"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-37444732820602648242007-12-21T14:27:00.000+05:302007-12-21T14:27:00.000+05:30A lot of people (and motorists) don't even the get...A lot of people (and motorists) don't even the get the distinction of pedestrian and rights thereof. <BR/>On Mumbai roads, at peak hours, one lane is entirely taken up with pedestrians.. Its an exercise in patience to drive but them there are times when I feel bad for them.. cause there are no pavements to walk on. But yes, in delhi that's not a complaint one has..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-42996917652266398812007-12-21T13:18:00.000+05:302007-12-21T13:18:00.000+05:30Shwet: yes, brake efficiency was key too. On anoth...Shwet: yes, brake efficiency was key too. On another occasion, which I wrote about in <A HREF="http://jaiarjun.blogspot.com/2004/09/surviving-aftermath-of-car-crash.html" REL="nofollow">this post</A>, it wasn't so good.<BR/><BR/>I didn't keep my temper in check, to be honest. My first instinct was to leap out of the car and beat the creature to a fine pulp, but he ran off as fast as he could, the cars behind were honking madly, and anyway I'm not that strong.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-16627795266642673442007-12-21T12:53:00.000+05:302007-12-21T12:53:00.000+05:30It could also be that your car's breaking efficien...It could also be that your car's breaking efficiency is excellent . Stopping just short of two metres at 55KMPH needs a lot of good luck and also a decently designed braking system.<BR/><BR/>Thank your heavens that you had both. Also that you kept your temper in check after this incident and somehow extract the humour in such a situation proves you have a healthy funny bone as well.Shwet Awasthihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04707072898697709519noreply@blogger.com