Traffic Jam: On the Way to Office - Easy Drive Forum

suguna · 21-09-06, 11:20 AM

I started fresh in the morning for work. As I put the songs of Arth (an old Hindi movie's songs) in the music system, Jagjit Singh crooned ‘tum itna jo muskura rahe ho, kya gam kai jisko chupa rahe ho’ (very difficult to translate this one in English, so I let it go). I hummed along (and I am very bad at it, totally off key) thinking within no time I will reach my workplace. How mistaken I was! For 28 out of 30 days of a month, I usually get a smooth ride (by Indian conditions) to work but for the two other days, it can be hell.

Today was one of those days and I am glad I had my camera with me.
What happens is this, that at a place we people have to take a turn right and the traffic from the right try to go the other way. There are huge call centre and office’s contract buses trying to go and come out and at times they stand in front of each-other. Then people start trying to go from the wrong side and within no time it is a gridlock.

The two cars here are trying to take a right and the Temo guy has entered from the wrong side, and no one can go anywhere! I am sitting behind the white car, clicking my camera and trying to pass time.

The bus and the motorcycle guy both are on the wrong side. The guy in grey Santo (on the right) finally started getting angry and twisted his wheels to block the motorcycle guy. I try to stay cool by switching on the AC for a short while, but then switch it off, after all how much petrol can I burn, sitting in this gridlock? By now I am getting late for the office but no one really bothers you here, and I anyway rarely get late, so no major hassels for me.

The cap that we all are waiting for is finally visible. Fron nowhere this guy in uniform materializes and it raises our hope that finally things will start moving.

The guy in the bule shirt pleaded with the traffic police to get him out of the jam first, but the cop said he had to wait just for a while, there was a big bus obstructing his side and it will take some time to sort it out. The guy immdeiately started explaining furiously something in his cell . But after a short while, with the help of this angel cop, I could finally take the turn and reach my office within five minutes.

hemant · 21-09-06, 11:22 AM

We were in traffic jams similar to this once or twice and frankly, I was impressed that people stayed as calm as they did and that they got sorted out relatively quickly. If something like that happened here, I'm not sure everyone would get out alive.

anupam · 21-09-06, 11:23 AM

I sat in this one for 50 minutes! If this is not the usual scene, I can imagine people panicking. But for us it is almost a part of our daily lives.

pawan · 21-09-06, 11:24 AM

i absolutely love and immensly enjoy reading your blogs. Thankfully iam in noida , so less traffic jams here . but I've seen it getting really ugly with people ready to fight at the drop of hat.

rider · 12-04-07, 03:57 PM

I would like to suggest few ideas if u stuck in a traffic jam…

When stuck in a traffic jam while in a bus, make friends with the passenger sitting next to you and the guy sitting in front of you. For good measure, make friends with the person sitting behind you as well. In short, use this time for networking.....

Or

Pick a fight with your co-passenger over any trivial issue you can think of... . The verbal duel will keep you so engrossed that you will not realise when the traffic starts moving and you have managed to pass time. Be prepared for nasty consequences, though.

Give missed calls to friends. Nine out of 10 times, chances are that you will be bombarded with calls. Not only will that save you talk time, you will also probably get so busy talking that you won't realise when you are speeding down the highway.

If stuck in traffic jam with sluggish movement, start counting the greys of the person in front of you, if you are in a bus. I guarantee that before you reach 50, traffic movement will resume. This is a tried and tested boredom-buster..

Hope anyone from these will provide a big relief to u during traffic jams

dhoomk2 · 13-04-07, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Pick a fight with your co-passenger over any trivial issue you can think of... . The verbal duel will keep you so engrossed that you will not realise when the traffic starts moving and you have managed to pass time. Be prepared for nasty consequences, though.

Have u tried it earlier?..hmmmmm??...

vishal · 23-04-07, 05:26 PM

Quote:

When stuck in a traffic jam while in a bus, make friends with the passenger sitting next to you and the guy sitting in front of you. For good measure, make friends with the person sitting behind you as well. In short, use this time for networking

this one is good

21-09-06, 11:20 AM	#1
suguna New Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 35	Traffic Jam: On the Way to Office I started fresh in the morning for work. As I put the songs of Arth (an old Hindi movie's songs) in the music system, Jagjit Singh crooned ‘tum itna jo muskura rahe ho, kya gam kai jisko chupa rahe ho’ (very difficult to translate this one in English, so I let it go). I hummed along (and I am very bad at it, totally off key) thinking within no time I will reach my workplace. How mistaken I was! For 28 out of 30 days of a month, I usually get a smooth ride (by Indian conditions) to work but for the two other days, it can be hell. Today was one of those days and I am glad I had my camera with me. What happens is this, that at a place we people have to take a turn right and the traffic from the right try to go the other way. There are huge call centre and office’s contract buses trying to go and come out and at times they stand in front of each-other. Then people start trying to go from the wrong side and within no time it is a gridlock. The two cars here are trying to take a right and the Temo guy has entered from the wrong side, and no one can go anywhere! I am sitting behind the white car, clicking my camera and trying to pass time. The bus and the motorcycle guy both are on the wrong side. The guy in grey Santo (on the right) finally started getting angry and twisted his wheels to block the motorcycle guy. I try to stay cool by switching on the AC for a short while, but then switch it off, after all how much petrol can I burn, sitting in this gridlock? By now I am getting late for the office but no one really bothers you here, and I anyway rarely get late, so no major hassels for me. The cap that we all are waiting for is finally visible. Fron nowhere this guy in uniform materializes and it raises our hope that finally things will start moving. The guy in the bule shirt pleaded with the traffic police to get him out of the jam first, but the cop said he had to wait just for a while, there was a big bus obstructing his side and it will take some time to sort it out. The guy immdeiately started explaining furiously something in his cell . But after a short while, with the help of this angel cop, I could finally take the turn and reach my office within five minutes.

12-04-07, 03:57 PM	#5
rider Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 31 Posts: 19	I would like to suggest few ideas if u stuck in a traffic jam… When stuck in a traffic jam while in a bus, make friends with the passenger sitting next to you and the guy sitting in front of you. For good measure, make friends with the person sitting behind you as well. In short, use this time for networking..... Or Pick a fight with your co-passenger over any trivial issue you can think of... . The verbal duel will keep you so engrossed that you will not realise when the traffic starts moving and you have managed to pass time. Be prepared for nasty consequences, though. Give missed calls to friends. Nine out of 10 times, chances are that you will be bombarded with calls. Not only will that save you talk time, you will also probably get so busy talking that you won't realise when you are speeding down the highway. If stuck in traffic jam with sluggish movement, start counting the greys of the person in front of you, if you are in a bus. I guarantee that before you reach 50, traffic movement will resume. This is a tried and tested boredom-buster.. Hope anyone from these will provide a big relief to u during traffic jams

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21-09-06, 11:22 AM	#2
hemant Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 59	We were in traffic jams similar to this once or twice and frankly, I was impressed that people stayed as calm as they did and that they got sorted out relatively quickly. If something like that happened here, I'm not sure everyone would get out alive.

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anupam New Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 25	I sat in this one for 50 minutes! If this is not the usual scene, I can imagine people panicking. But for us it is almost a part of our daily lives.

21-09-06, 11:24 AM	#4
pawan New Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 37	i absolutely love and immensly enjoy reading your blogs. Thankfully iam in noida , so less traffic jams here . but I've seen it getting really ugly with people ready to fight at the drop of hat.