Thursday, August 09, 2007

HYDERABAD DIARY: Why We Don't Give Way for Ambulances

WHY DON’T WE MAKE WAY FOR AMBULANCES ?

In Hyderabad one should try and not get oneself in a situation where one is required to be transported by an ambulance to the nearest hospital. Chances are one will end up in a morgue sooner than the hospital.

It is because we Hyderabadi’s feel ambulances or anyone needn’t go anywhere quicker than us. So we don’t make way for ambulances even if its lights are flashing madly, the siren is wailing away and someone inside is on a loudspeaker shouting his head off to the motorists in front to make way for it. What he doesn't know is when on the road we Hyderabadis turn blind as well as deaf and also, slightly crazy.

But then you don’t really expect people who are not concerned about their own safety and disregard all traffic rules to have regard for others’ lives, do you?

2 comments:

Unknown said...

I agree perfectly with you. People do not give way to Ambulances. Thats why we from Rotary Club of Madras Perungudi did an awareness program on 'Give Way to Ambulance' involving 200 School and College Students.

You can read about this program in The Hindu dated Nov 20, 2007

Vinod Ekbote said...

Thanks Sheker,

Your program was good. I guess somebody needs to do it in Hyderabad too.