We are constantly ranting about the deplorable traffic situation we face in this city but certainly cannot do a thing about it. In fact, even cribbing does not help!! I have also started going to the temples every week offering coconuts to the Gods, but they too seem to be quiet where the mighty Bangalore with its mightier authorities is concerned!!!

I do not have nightmares when I hit the sack in the night. The daily commutation to and fro home completes the daily quota!

Bottlenecks just everywhere! I mean it, everywhere! Even where there are no bottles!!! Not a single route in the city is free of traffic congestion. Imagining at a super-human level, I cannot help comparing this to the fleet of roaches that emerges after a fresh sprinkle of Baygon or Hit or whatever else. We never seemed to know that they existed. Similarly, Bangalore has all these vehicles and people...you seem to realize it only in the peak hours.

Many solutions have been thought of in the past to solve this bottle-less bottleneck. We see a few flyovers in the city after what seemed ages. These of course did help reduce traffic jams. But the devil still continues to haunt us...that too during the day.

What if we had an overhead railway system in Bangalore? Wouldn't it have been a boon for every Bangalorean to commute in the city without shuddering at the idea of going to office or generally moving around town? Let's imagine this as a reality. No jams, efficient transport facilities, etc. Citizens look forward to commuting; do not hesitate in outings after work. Seems like a paradise. Axe's law would not permit existence of a paradise on earth. Let's look at the other side of it.

You are all dressed up in formals for an interview. Imagine a wet feeling on the head when you are crossing the road under the rail flyover. Now the wetness has reached your right shoulder. This makes you turn, and you realize that someone has just spewed out some red liquid (output from the paan processing live machinery) from the train overhead. A sample nightmare. Do we rename this to 'daymare'? A new word coined by Axe.

Bangaloreans are very good at their heart. They mean you no harm. It was just an accident that the paan-remains dropped on you. It was not the intention of the machinery. Please do not take it to heart, and pardon the person. Just hope you are not a victim to this the next time. Or, avoid walking under the overhead rail-bridge. Probably start hoping for some underground pedestrian subways then. Situation then will be a totally different point, however.

Well that's not all...there's lot more that could happen...just be on a watch in this magical city of dreams called Bangalore.

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