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Feb 17, 2007

God damn you honkers … !!?

I just hate what this button can do ...
Hello ...
Just an observation here ...
The latest fad these days is honking on the roads ...
Our late teens and early twenty somethings ...
With their boisterously vehement personalities ...
Are armed with Honda 125's ... three riding abreast ...
Honking wildly and glaring at any obstruction ...
On a constant thrill ride to hell ... carte blanche ...
Horns are now used mostly to express indignation ...
Or more often ... anger at other drivers or pedestrians ...
This is not the correct use of a horn ...
A horn should be used to alert other drivers ...
To your location and warn of possible dangers ...

Have you ever noticed that ...
When a taxi stops to let out a passenger ...
All 10 bikes behind starts honking all together ...
As if that would make the taxi melt into the ground ...
This really has to got to stop ...
I sometimes feel that there should be a law ...
Asking all vehicles to uninstall their horns ...
That would make Male' a more serene city ...
Apparently the traffic lights have also been changed ...
When I applied for my driving license ...
The traffic lights sequence meant ...
Red (stop) ... amber (prepare to stop) ... green (go)
Now it means ...
Green ... The race is on ... Hooray ...!!!
Amber ... Gotta catch that light ... whatever happens ...
Red ... A few bikes can pass through ...
I feel sorry for the riders of those bikes ...
Which beg a long clear straight road ahead ...
Its almost impossible for one to go cruising in Male' ...
It doesn't relax a person ... it intimidates you ...
And for all the trouble you went through ...
The best you'll get is an acknowledging nod ...
As if that'll absolve everything ...
Laterx ...

PS ::
You are just having your morning coffee ...
And you are bolted upright by a bone jarring shrill ...
Don't worry ... its just a biker requesting a pass through ...
Just finish that coffee ... there is nothing you can do ...
Damn it ...

9 comments:

nass said...

ya its kinda annoying... but u know those times when somebody coming from behind honks at you for absolutely no reason? i mean like when the red traffic light turns green, it'd take about a second or two to get going right? but there are some ppl who cant't wait also... n start honking... u know what i do? I also honk back :-) hahaha

moyameehaa said...

yeah.there are laws.but who will obey it?...and yeah...horn is to be used for the safety of others/in India many vehicles have a sticker on it which says \\\'please horn\\\'..hehe...but for maldivians it is a very bad thing to do.the only thing is ..in ,maldives Honking is a gesture of anger or to create annoyance!

bulhaa said...

sigh..so truee....

aisha said...

male is so conjested now and for ppl like me thers always trouble..cnt even walk on the road..

varah nattaaa

andhu said...

guys like u getting annoyed motivates those honks to horn more and more .....in reality i also get very annoyed for this very unpleasant gesture...

razzan said...

1 house = 2 - 3 rooms = 10 - 20 people = for each 10 maldivians = 20 bangaalhi = for each maldivan = 1 motorbike = golhaaboa stealing more than ever ....

nabyl said...

me and a friend had this conversation coupla days ago in queen.
the other day near jade bistro a lady got off a taxi with a small kid. The kid got discharged from hospital and just came home.
The lady had a hard time supporting the kid out of the taxi with his cast and and her luggage.
All the bikes (not teens but middle aged people) started horning like there is no tomorrow.
I felt sorry for the lady, the kid and also the taxi driver.
This is not how we should treat members of our society.
You are right, this has got to stop.

andhu said...

dude, good point!
Add reckless riding to that list as well

yasiph said...

Wow! I\'m really astonished that someone had actually posted an article about this bad trend. I totally agree with you.

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