Wednesday, December 07, 2005

I have found DSOTM

Has anybody ever given a thought bout the roads or rather the lack of them in my Hometown(yes i will call it a town as long as coditions atre like these).
I mean riding a bike on them is more of an "avoid me if u can" with potholes,tramlines,stray dogs,schoolkids.
Well provided u are moving and not stuck up in a traffic jam with one solitary Comrade shouting Maanchi naa, maanbo naa,Jawab Chai Jawab Dao,Kalo Hath Bhenge Dao, Gudiye Dao etc and a motley crew of country bumpkinscarrying festoons looking at the cars, buildings,babes,shopping malls,VM,Metro rail etall.
I mean guys its time i as a road tax paying citizen, i get my share of relatively clean,level stretches of tarmac wer i can drive or ride safely without taking a tumble( me being a very safe n good rider,aforementioned tumble is more feared than exped). Its not just me silly its there are thousands of others who are using their own mode of transport(read 2-ws ) and getting mowed down by speeding buses, Police Vans,illegal Autos(courtesy Subhasda n his Cricket Hat) is not exactly wat they hope for every time they get out of their houses.
I will just give u Rundown of the Few roads I use quite frequently
1.EM Byepass--stretch from Kasba Island To Parama Island near Science City----the road has three levels( Autobahn? Autostrada, Route 66 Style ???? SHIT.)Just that these are Remnants of three different level of patchworking done in the last three months all of them being inneffectual for the motoring public ( not for the bank balance of the contractors ).The whole stretch becomes absolutely unsafe n dangerous at night wen Qualises and Sumos hired by Call- Centres try a Kartikeyan at every chance . If u are riding a bike, either u can ride along the side of the road at 30 kmph or just stand ur ground , refuse to yield and do an insane 85-90 kmph.Choice is urs. either way its its just UNSAFE AT AAANY SPEEDS...
2.Raja SC Mullick Road---stretch from Jadavpur thana to 8B Bus Stop.---Wat or who designed executed dat stretch of road ???
its got more undulations n craters than Baja 500 i guess ...the stretch is wavy, bouncy,unsafe . all vehicular traffic should be banned till its levelled, properly banked and speedbreakers laid down.
3. Chitpur Road
4.College Street
guess i need to sit down n load some pics to give u better idea.

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