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Domnic Fernandes continues (Part II) his reminiscence of
Mapusa of the 1950s
http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=426
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Hi all,
It has been interesting to read different view points on "Goa's appalling
road sense"
Ive been living in Goa for seven years,and when I first began to drive
here(after driving in Bombay)I was horrified.Not a single rule is
followed.Most people merely know to handle and manoeuvre their
vehicles,rules of the road are unheard of.To survive here,one has to be a
proactive driver.One has to be highly alert for violations of every known
driving rule possible.
The talking friend syndrome(2 bikers stop to chat in the middle of moving
traffic),the nod of the head(meaning you go first),cattle on the
streets,overtaking from the left,roundabout chaos,all this and more are a
part of driving in Goa.Highways where speeding cars come hurtling at you
from the opposite side of the road are scary.
But one has to cope.It helps to be mobile.Retaining one's sanity while
driving here is difficult..My kids have picked up the stream of invectives
I hurl on bad drivers.
What saddens me is the number of two wheeler accidents taking place
daily,and inevitably it is the youngsters who are dying.
I wish traffic education is introduced in schools and colleges itself.
Melinda Coutinho Powell
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