Monday, January 25, 2016

Helmet or Hair ?

All the tinsel towns spread across the country showcase that hero on his motorcycle with wavy hair and riding his motorcycle along with a cool BGM. What they don't show is when the hero falls and his head gets a bang then there will be no more BGM but just a long silence.


Indians are known for not following safety precautions (all kinds) and the reasons they give for not wearing a helmet are as weird as it can get. One of my pal said he couldn't speak to his girlfriend if he wore a helmet and that moment I wanted to bang that guy's head with my helmet.

I have got two challans/Fines for not wearing helmet
11.45 - Yelahanka - Riding without helmet
11.55 - Yelahanka - Riding without helmet.
I had gone to buy groceries in a local store on other side of the highway and the good traffic cop of my area made sure I was noted both the times.
So from that day on wards I started wearing helmet, even when my brother would shout out loud from behind "to buy milk he wears a helmet" followed by a rolling laughter which would subside when my mom smacked his head for laughing.

I recently got involved in a Whatsapp group battle on pillion helmet rule implemented in Bangalore and reasons like its very uncomfortable to carry an extra helmet , it ruins my hair and also my pillions hair, what if you meet a friend unexpectedly, its all government scam and police just need another reason to loot you were raised.
While some coolly said I travel by office cab so "I don't bother!" about the discussion, hearing which I nearly burst a vein.
What people need to understand is your head is how you perceive the world to be and if you bang that head somewhere then there is no perception left, you become a vegetable on a table.
So whatever your perception may be on helmet rule, just perceive that to keep on perceiving you need a head. Wear a Helmet for a long Perceptive Life :-)
P.s - If you still want to protest read how this protest ended.

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