Simple questions..

Simple questions..but difficult answers!!

1. Why don't Jeeps/ auto-rickshaws have seat belts? (With open doors and soft tops, aren't they twice as prone to danger as a car?)
2. Why is a helmet necessary only for a two-wheeler driver? (a driver can anticipate a potential fall/ accident, but what about the pillion rider, who will be caught totally unaware?)
3. Why are road rules not applicable for any vehicle with a "State"/ "MLA"/ "Government" tag? (Aren't these "public servants" meant to be role models for the rest of the society?)
4. Why do we build bus bays, when none of the public transport buses stop there? (Instead we seem to have bus-stops based on convenience, right around crowded junctions!)
5. Why is a two wheeler, husband on front and wife on pillion, draped in a 5m saree, holding a toddler in one hand, the other hand on husband's shoulder and seated at right angles to vehicle movement, considered "normal" on our roads?
6. A nursery school teacher need to have some minimum qualifications. How about one for vehicle driving instructors?
7. Why don't public transport vehicles undergo pollution control tests or display fitness certificates?
8. If speeding tipper lorries are branded killer lorries (and rightly so), what would you call a JCB with its dangling scoop (a scary toothed one that is), speeding on top of its capacity, with two overhead lights on, on a badly lit busy road, in the dark?
9. If three people on a two-wheeler is violation on road rules, what about 100 people packed in a public transport bus? (wonder what is the safety limit prescribed by the bus manufacturer)
10. If a 10 year old can be taught Java in school, why not include a subject on Road Safety before the kid starts college?

Unplugged !

An email I received goes like this :- (click on image.)

As some of you may know, we had a pretty scary incident recently. Attached are pictures of what remains of our 2007 Suburban. We are all okay but I wanted to warn everyone not to make the same mistake I did.

This fire resulted from leaving an Iphone charger/docking station plugged into the car outlet. It overheated and started a fire, while parked in our garage. PLEASE unplug anything you have in your car outlets once you turn off your car!

We were VERY fortunate that we accidentally found the fire, at 11pm, before going to bed and before it spread to the house. None of our garage heat detectors or house fire alarms went off.

Feel free to pass this along to anyone you want. Better safe than sorry.

No warnings in real life!