I watched 'winter sleep', a Turkish language film probably catering for the international-film-buff market. The protagonist is a hypocrite, who blogs, to the silent despair of his wife. Story told, who is anyone to write about anything.
I'll begin slowly. Bengaluru was pleasant, I met a friend living in a nice neighbourhood. Wide roads, white painted 3-4 storey blocks of flats, palm trees and the odd public park. Not dissimilar to a somewhere in southern Europe, until you spot a cow in the road. There are signs of change in the last few years, card payments, drivers wearing seatbelts. Apparently the police can report offences using a phone, which is recorded and sent to the registered address. An Uber driver shows us his list of violations, including stopping on a busy road. Uber and an Indian equivalent are popular here, cheap rate, no haggling. I'm told it's not so popular with the competing rickshaw drivers.
Despite this efficiency the traffic is terrible, and the pollution deposits a black film on your skin, nose and eyes daily. I'll daydream a little, a whole city car ban, electric transport only. It would require an exceptionally strong government! The first stage of the city metro is nearly almost not-quite compete after a decade of construction, but the city's popularity demands more!
I'll begin slowly. Bengaluru was pleasant, I met a friend living in a nice neighbourhood. Wide roads, white painted 3-4 storey blocks of flats, palm trees and the odd public park. Not dissimilar to a somewhere in southern Europe, until you spot a cow in the road. There are signs of change in the last few years, card payments, drivers wearing seatbelts. Apparently the police can report offences using a phone, which is recorded and sent to the registered address. An Uber driver shows us his list of violations, including stopping on a busy road. Uber and an Indian equivalent are popular here, cheap rate, no haggling. I'm told it's not so popular with the competing rickshaw drivers.
Despite this efficiency the traffic is terrible, and the pollution deposits a black film on your skin, nose and eyes daily. I'll daydream a little, a whole city car ban, electric transport only. It would require an exceptionally strong government! The first stage of the city metro is nearly almost not-quite compete after a decade of construction, but the city's popularity demands more!
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