Thursday, September 4, 2008

HELMETS after sunset

I was returning from work.

It was raining and I was on a mobike wearing a helmet.

Wearing a helmet for safety is okay. But when driving on a highway outside city limits where there are no city street lights ,these helmets are really a pain in A. and when its raining it is one of most dangerous situation. The incoming vehicles powerful beams create shining circles halos around raindrops sticking to visor of helmet.

There are at least 10 to 12 halos in front of you and all of them moving at the speed of the incoming vehicle ,add your own speed to it ,the rate of change of circles of Halos coupled with the powerful light beams of trucks is so great that you are stunned blind. Generally every mobiker wearing a helmet must be driving at the mercy of God . The potholes, pedsterians, pilgrims on foot pose added risk to getting knocked down at any instant. Mind well there are laks and lakhs of people undertaking this voyage daily as a part of breadwinning exercise.