I received an anonymous mail saying, “Between 9.30 am and 10.30 am, on any working day, there are this special brand of bikers (all on any kind of two wheelers) who come hurtling down the Andrews Ganj flyover, from the South Ext. side towards Moolchand. At the base of the Flyover, they find the road jammed, as is always (in fact, the jam extends up the flyover too!) and then, because they can take a short cut through Defence Colony, they calmly take a U turn, face the oncoming traffic from South Ext. side, and, as though they have right of way, continue till they can enter Def ence colony from E block! Sometimes, there are our good old scooterists as well, and, occasionally a car or two.

“Why, Why do they get onto the Flyover, in the first place? And, hello, how about driving on the wrong side? Another area where these Maniacs abound is the Malviya Nagar, Shivalik, Geetanjali Road. All kinds of vehicles, including tractors and a small truck or so, think nothing of rushing down the wrong sides. Can these people be fined, heavily, on the spot? The sad part is that most of them look educated! (Whatever that means)”

Well, the problem of taking the wrong side is not anew in Delhi. And frequently the cops do fine such guys but I think cops should identify such spots in Delhi and should launch a drive to catch such offenders during peak hours. The rush hour in Delhi is maddening and be it civilised or educated people or uneducated class consisting of mostly cyclists, everybody is in a hurry. What they don’t realise is the danger that they are posing to the oncoming traffic. And even if they do then they think that: “Sab Chalta Hai!” Well sab nahin chalta. It’s better late then never.