mobile pattie

Children are the apple of the eye for the parents ...so we hear.But one look on the streets of vadodara and seeing the mobility adopted for kids to transit to school one wonders how far parents go and compromise on saving money.The way you see the autos "stuffed" literally reminds you of a chef going haywire with his samosa stuffing and the samosa cover( auto ) in this case bursting at its seams.The way the 3 seater so to say carrying 13 -14 kids you barely see who is driving.The traffic regulations are flouted, safety norms thrown to the winds and the way the children are perched from different openings through the rear window, from both sides in the rear and the front seats is frightening.To top it up the icing on the cake is the the bags and water bottles bulging outside the auto technical specifications which must be making the big time auto manufacturers wonder "why they spend so much on specifications and safety and weight(gross and kerb)?.It is immaterial anyway.This is not the case for school kids but also normal passengers shuttling around the city and in front of the police who don't bat an eyelid.One day it appears in the newspapers and the second day its forgotten.How can anyone ever stick to rules?Are we so dumb or plain arrogant and reckless?is it that because of the 1.2 billion people of India that we don't value human life?God forbid if a tragedy takes place only then are we ready to take to the streets !!What a pity?when will we learn?This applies to many other cities and various excuses are given blaming public transportation and the lack of it etc.No permanent solutions though.We just don't have the will and the inclination to make that happen.chalta hai attitude till one day it effect you!!!!!!