After breaking up with
our conversation, we headed our own ways. I made my way to home but the words
we shared about the Pedestrian Day kept ringing back as though someone inside
my head kept replaying that very conversation. Now, that I am sitting on this
not-so-comfy-chair and trying to scribble down something I should let it out, I
am beginning to mull over and question if Tuesdays are merely Pedestrian Day
for I see lots of yellow-painted-roof with four wheelers “TAXI” making rounds
everywhere I land my eyes on? May be “Taxi Day” might be a better substitute
and best -nym given for Tuesday. And one more thing, if almost equal or equivalent
numbers of vehicles move around as much as pedestrians, then I am afraid yet
compelled to confront that this is NOT a Pedestrian Day. In fact, we are
observing taxis’ everywhere. Hence, and for logical reasoning and in my opinion
this day better be observed as TAXI Day.
Pedestrian Day is becoming
hassle and causing perplexity among the private wheel runners and police
personnel who always seem on uneasy-feeling-duty whenever the former try
trespassing via restricted routes, the latter objects and make the wheel turn
around and head the direction it came from. From my observation, irrespective
of what mood the private wheel runners wear initially, the objection and NO
ENTRY signal by police personnel into restricted routes compels those behind
the wheel to take up the look of and throw few words of dissatisfaction that
can be only lip read and not heard.
As much as I am
commendable about the Government ushering and introducing such brilliant
contribution towards the conservation of environment and reduction of fuel
expenses during such crucial hr of crisis – the rupee crisis, I am of
equivalent stand that the synonym given to Tuesday is less pragmatic and mere
delusion.
If we are to truly
observe the Pedestrian Day, then all wheels, exceptional being ambulances and
fire brigades that too under emergency act, should be free of its wheelers and ONLY
PEDESTRIANS should be on move – either for the entire day or specified length
of hr in a day. Then, hands in air, hats off, we are indeed observing the
Pedestrian Day.
p.s This article was written on Tuesday at 12:30ish in the afternoon. Due to some technical error, the uploading and publishing was deferred.