Driving Me Crazy

#13 Posted by raiya_23 on September 26, 2009 1:13:29 am

Brilliant article...loved it!!!...specially the last paragraph...great sense of humor

#12 Posted by parthaab on September 23, 2009 4:27:36 am

Great article for a different perspective! Well Done!

#11 Posted by xoheb on September 21, 2009 8:20:41 am

Thanks for the appreciation csg!

And Taji. Yeah. It's something I wonder everyday!

#10 Posted by Taji on September 21, 2009 7:15:09 am

I enjoyed your article a lot. Driving in our cities is the test of survival of the fittest. They way we all drive it is a miracle so many people reach their destinations in one piece.

#9 Posted by csg on September 21, 2009 7:00:58 am

Brilliant article Xoheb! Loved the humorous take on the rules that are there to be flouted than obeyed..:)

#8 Posted by Fouz on September 19, 2009 4:28:58 am

Del, whats up bro. Long time, no see?

#7 Posted by xoheb on September 19, 2009 4:17:24 am

Thanks Fouz.
Interesting yardstick for successful driving: survival. Hmmmm :)

Thanks Delirium.
Indeed, the Rickshaw drivers deserve their share of praise. Love the Punjabi sentence :)

#6 Posted by Delirium on September 19, 2009 3:22:37 am

A delightful read brimming with satire.

An ironic reflection of the civic sense that prevails today and the state of disarray we find ourselves in.

Driving me crazy! Yeah that's what it does to me everytime I hit the road. Things are no better in Lahore and Rwp/Isbd are catching up fast too and what to speak of the driving feats displayed on the roads of urban centers like Faisalabad, Gujranwala and Sialkot ? Simply amazing and enviable!

It would be highly unjust not to mention the unearthly skills rampantly exhibited by our rickshaw drivers on a spree. The best tribute and recognition of their mastery and accomplishment that I can think of perhaps came from one of the Friday times writers when he said " aga paa diyo peechlaa apey hee lung jai gaa".

#5 Posted by Fouz on September 19, 2009 2:23:07 am

Xoheb, great article and great insights too :)

Thats me you are talking about. 15 years of karachi driving experience on a bet up 20 year old mehran, never bother about indicators, always keep the lane markings betwen my tyres and never take my finger away from the horn. Sparingly use the right mirror; left almost never. Drive with one foot on the clutch and one on accelerator and who cares about pedestrians anyway?.

Have survived. So it means my way is the right way. :P

#4 Posted by xoheb on September 19, 2009 12:42:15 am

Re: # 1 Thanks malikrashid. And not a bad idea... not bad at all!! :)

#3 Posted by TNITC on September 18, 2009 4:33:59 pm

I'm free!

#2 Posted by TNITC on September 18, 2009 4:33:50 pm

test

#1 Posted by malikrashid on September 18, 2009 10:28:44 am

Xoheb Sheikh
A wonderful, humorous article with a wise satire on survival and competition that turns us into animals. Allah karay zor-e-qalam aur ziyada. You should suggest conducting road-test in a maut-ka-kuwan.