Traffic sense of the Mysoreans

With great disgust I am posting this article.

Last week I had been to Mysore. Its always a great feeling to visit one's native place and I enjoyed every moment of my stay there. The people are friendly and cordial. They make you feel comfortable and their hospitality is exceptional.

But, there's one thing which I would like to comment about the the Mysoreans.. their traffic sense. People here are absolute idiots when it comes to obeying the traffic rules. Being a mysorean, I feel aggrieved to say this, but it is a fact. Probably, less than 1% of the people follow the rules of the road. Rest of the lot have their own set of rules, which varies as per their needs. Traffic rules are Bullshit for the people here. There is so much chaos on the streets that, if you are obeying the road rules in Mysore city, you will certainly end up with an accident.

In fact, one could forgive if an illiterate who doesn't drive much on city streets or in traffic commits an offence. But, the educated class of Mysore breaking the rules is something unforgivable. The illeterates are better-off in some cases, they follow some rules out of fear atleast.

I encountered a situation, where in the traffic cop was asking people to go in a road @ the heart of the city, that was marked one-way, in the reverse direction. Guys, you are supposed to force people to follow the rules, for godssake.

Its perhaps time for Mysoreans to wake up, get off their lazy ass and learn to follow some rules.

PS: Its not that I had some unpleasant experience and out of frustration I am writing this article. I have never been involved in any traffic brawls till date.