On Saturday 13 Oct 2007 12:36 pm, Deepa Mohan wrote: > I cycle quite a lot,
Some years ago, when I enthusiastically mooted getting a cycle each for my kids Shashi (my wife, for those who don't know) pointed out that in Bangalore the only people who seriously use bicycles for transport are carpenter's assistants or general odd job boys/delivery boys. I noticed hat this was generally true only when I started looking out for bicycle users. In Bangalore a bicycle is a bad idea. I personally think a 1 Lakh car is a great idea. I will probably buy one and add to the congestion, noise and pollution which really need to get so bad that people have no option other than to use public transport. That is the way things work in India. I once decided to go to hospital (Mallige) in an AC Volvo bus. I got where I wanted to go in 25 minutes. But the journey back home entailed a wait of 1 hour for a bus because I refuse to travel in anything less than an AC Volvo. Never tried that again. shiv
