I feel like the kid from the Hutch advert. For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about check this video out.
The kid is followed by the Hutch dog everywhere he goes. It was supposed to depict the quality of Hutch's mobile phone network. I'm in a similar situation, except that the metaphorical dog is a set of speedhumps.
They seem to follow me wherever I go. About ten years ago, the neighborhood I grew up in had excellent roads. Tight, twisting corners and slopes made it extremely fun to ride around that neighborhood There were a combination of fast straights and fast corners. There were some slow corners where you could test and develop your skills. It is a different matter that I was on a puny 60cc moped, but these roads encouraged me to ride. All that you see now are badly designed speedhumps in all the sweet spots.
My family moved to another area about three years ago. Times changed, the moped was replaced by a faster motorbike. An army cantonment surrounds the new location my family moved to. The roads in these cantonments are very well designed. Probably to keep the skills of the officers and soldiers sharp during times of peace. I remember fast sections peppered with fast turns which helped me build up speed, at the end of which was a corner where I had to brake really hard to achieve a fast exit.
These people went a step further; the entire section is closed to the public. All you have now is a set of boring straights with many speedhumps to brighten your day.
Due to reasons not involving speedhumps, I moved to another city. The complex I stay in had really good sections, until yesterday. Technology has advanced and so has speedhump technology. They come in prefabricated sections, which only need to be screwed into place.
There is a massive problem with this approach. One can't erect speedhumps everywhere. If people have the right to raise children who will turn into rapists, people do have a right to go fast. One may argue that not all children will turn into rapists; and I have a similar counter-argument. Not all people who ride fast are dangerous. Some of them actually know what they're doing.
Do you see a problem with the approach we have? Let me elaborate.
There is a place for all children who turn into rapists: the hangman's noose. Do we have a place for people who can and want to go fast? It turns out that there are 1336 jails in India. How many tracks do we have where people can have fun? Coimbatore has one, Chennai has one and the F1 track in New Delhi is out of the common man's reach. There are other test tracks that motor companies have for their official use, but they are never thrown open to the public.
What we need is a set of race tracks where people can bring their vehicles along and go around the track for a fee; as long as they have the right safety gear and motor insurance. Run off areas will prevent any cornering mishaps from escalating into deaths, and that way we can have our fun while the general public raises potential rapists.
This idea has many benefits. It will encourage Motorsport in India. The added advantage is that people can satisfy their need for speed in controlled conditions, and it makes it less dangerous for riders/drivers. The icing on the cake is that people can continue strolling potential rapists in their hi-tech prams, without worrying about a maniac on a motorcycle.
The kid is followed by the Hutch dog everywhere he goes. It was supposed to depict the quality of Hutch's mobile phone network. I'm in a similar situation, except that the metaphorical dog is a set of speedhumps.
They seem to follow me wherever I go. About ten years ago, the neighborhood I grew up in had excellent roads. Tight, twisting corners and slopes made it extremely fun to ride around that neighborhood There were a combination of fast straights and fast corners. There were some slow corners where you could test and develop your skills. It is a different matter that I was on a puny 60cc moped, but these roads encouraged me to ride. All that you see now are badly designed speedhumps in all the sweet spots.
My family moved to another area about three years ago. Times changed, the moped was replaced by a faster motorbike. An army cantonment surrounds the new location my family moved to. The roads in these cantonments are very well designed. Probably to keep the skills of the officers and soldiers sharp during times of peace. I remember fast sections peppered with fast turns which helped me build up speed, at the end of which was a corner where I had to brake really hard to achieve a fast exit.
These people went a step further; the entire section is closed to the public. All you have now is a set of boring straights with many speedhumps to brighten your day.
Due to reasons not involving speedhumps, I moved to another city. The complex I stay in had really good sections, until yesterday. Technology has advanced and so has speedhump technology. They come in prefabricated sections, which only need to be screwed into place.
There is a massive problem with this approach. One can't erect speedhumps everywhere. If people have the right to raise children who will turn into rapists, people do have a right to go fast. One may argue that not all children will turn into rapists; and I have a similar counter-argument. Not all people who ride fast are dangerous. Some of them actually know what they're doing.
Do you see a problem with the approach we have? Let me elaborate.
There is a place for all children who turn into rapists: the hangman's noose. Do we have a place for people who can and want to go fast? It turns out that there are 1336 jails in India. How many tracks do we have where people can have fun? Coimbatore has one, Chennai has one and the F1 track in New Delhi is out of the common man's reach. There are other test tracks that motor companies have for their official use, but they are never thrown open to the public.
What we need is a set of race tracks where people can bring their vehicles along and go around the track for a fee; as long as they have the right safety gear and motor insurance. Run off areas will prevent any cornering mishaps from escalating into deaths, and that way we can have our fun while the general public raises potential rapists.
This idea has many benefits. It will encourage Motorsport in India. The added advantage is that people can satisfy their need for speed in controlled conditions, and it makes it less dangerous for riders/drivers. The icing on the cake is that people can continue strolling potential rapists in their hi-tech prams, without worrying about a maniac on a motorcycle.
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