Well in its second campaign the so called “Meter Jam” probably didn’t have much of an effect, neither did the first one which happened on August 12, 2010. Well they would probably argue with numbers and say that we got the required support from Bombayites. What I fail to understand is who the fuck are we talking to guys and who are we trying to fool... ourselves!!!!
I may sound pessimistic in my blog, but then this is Bombay guys, nothing changes. Rock bottom… it wont and it will never ever. It has been a bold initiative, but not forgetting the basics need to be clear here. We live in a city where everybody looks out only for himself and nobody else; they don’t give a fucking damn. People are so involved with themselves that they don’t even stop to help out an accident victim in their daily hustle-bustle of getting to work and then returning home. Our lives revolve around a routine which cannot be hampered in anyway, unless the system fails (Public Transport) on that day.
Thousands colour the city everyday in the trains, building, walls, elevators, sometimes other people (I’m not talking bout the festival Holi!!!) from various heights that too. The clean-up Mumbai drive must have instilled a lil of civic sense in all of us but then as I said before, Yeh Bombay hai meri jaan!!! Sudhrega nahi kabhi…
The cabbies, auto guys know that people will use their services and can hold us ransom for the same, cause ultimately it’s we who need them and not the other way round. I agree we are their bread n butter, but with a population of 13.5 million and with more than 2.5 lac + rickshaws & 1.2lac taxis plying the road they are never gonna run short of people requiring their services. A few thousand people who decide not to use their services is hardly gonna create any effect. How will it matter to them in any way? Its not even close to a freaking pin prick.
The only people who will benefit out of this “Meter Jam” fiasco are the people who have thought of this and they probably own cars to travel to work or where ever. Have they ever used the Public Transport in their entire existence? They have got the required mileage out of this so called “Meter Jam” and all will be forgotten in a few months, I repeat it will not make any difference to the cabbies & autos’ life even if this was repeated twice every month. The attitude of these people (Autos & cabbies) will never change, they are their own bosses behind the wheel and they will be the ultimate decision makers on where to go and where not to. And we will keep ranting about their attitude for the rest of our lives. The traffic cops don’t do shit about it, people complaining about it through email n SMS is an alternative, but then its not gonna impact anything. Even if a cop gets you a cab, the cabbie will go ahead a lil distance and ask you to get off, and will say no to your destination.
In conclusion I don’t see much happening on this front, I don’t know whether it will ever change, people who are used to autos & cabs will always use them till they can afford a transport of their own. Autos n cabbies will always say no… they think it’s their right to deny... but when they wear that uniform its their duty to serve the public!!!
1 comment:
i partially agree and disagree as well. i agree that the meter jam was a flop coz i saw absolutely no change in the number of commuters taking ricks outside malad station. and on the part that it will never change is where i beg to differ coz i guess the city definitely has evolved with time and this too shall pass as the metros make their presence felt the rickshaw n cab drivers will definitely see the lack of patrons begging them to consider....check this link to see how a frustrated blogger feels abt the rickshaw drivers a hilarious take on the same :) http://www.bigfishmag.com/extra/blog/53/
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