Why Traffic Cops In Hyderabad Wear Dark Glasses: The Real Reason

Sometime back being a hot summer, all the traffic cops, from constables up were provided with dark glasses to wear so they'd keep their cool. They looked quite a sight wearing their cool oversized glares, just like cops in Hollywood movies. For once some of the cops appeared real stylish and natty in their white and khaki uniforms topped off by the wraparound goggles.

Some commented that the traffic cops were given dark glasses so that they wouldn't really get to see the traffic rules being broken with such impunity in Hyderabad. That seems to be the case since not many traffic offenders are being caught and fined. Breaking traffic rules seems to be fast becoming the Hyderabadi's latest passion.

However, I figured out the real reason why the traffic cops have taken to wearing the dark glasses. It is to prevent the public from noticing the tears of frustration in the eyes of the cops when they see so many people on the road, young and old, educated and uneducated riding bikes without helmets, not stopping at traffic lights and coming on the wrong side. I guess this is the real reason.

In other parts of the world, especially in the third world countries it is the cops who make the public cry, but here in Hyderabad we seemed to have managed to make the cops cry.