Do we value our life enough ?

I was watching a news report on Times Now last night. They called it as a new initiative which was the need of the current moment. And I will seriously disagree with that. For ages, I have been commenting on this issue but could never bring it to the right platform.

So the debate on hand was about traffic safety. On how there needs to be an education for the drivers so that they realise how important it is to maintain sanity while driving. Most of the accidents per statistics is from over speeding and then to drunk driving in majority of the cases.

My take on this is simple. In india, people just don't value their life. It's not just about road accidents alone. 10 people die everyday on Mumbai local trains. It's so scary the way people cross the roads or board a running train. I encounter almost 10 two wheeler motorcyclists every day, when a bump to them is just a second away.   

Traffic commissioners from Delhi as well as Mumbai were present and each had their own viewpoint. They had their practical issues .... 

Delhi ... "pata hai mera baap kaun hai" ( absolutely loved this)
Mumbai ... space issue

But both these guys are absolutely missing the point. Most of the roads are encroached. SV Road in Mumbai is a big mess. Signal breaking esp by two wheelers is extremely chronic. Fines have been announced and CCTV installed but unless heavy fines are imposed, this menace won't stop. I am willing to drive around any authority to give a live update on this.

Once we start to value our lives, maybe our cities will be a safer place to live in. Missing a train and waiting for the next one is just a matter of 5 minutes. Not a matter of life and death. Give it a thought and pace your life. Your family treasures you more than your work place 

Comments

  1. Unknown29 November 2019 at 19:51

    I agree Yogesh, it's a problem of plenty in India, which is why human life isn't valued here. Govt after govt has ignored Mumbai infrastructure completely, Metro should have been here 20 yrs back. Hope roads will be safer post Metro inauguration. For now, educating two and three wheelers drivers is high priority along with heavy fine implementation

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