Daily dose of Formula 1

190 Miles an hour would seem so slow enough on a Ferrari doing a 9th lap and the steep turn at Turn 6 with a low rise bump and if I was Schumacher, I would have  my toes crossed, my fingers crossed and even my lucky underwear on and Schumi takes that turn with ease as if he was driving an Airplane in open sky. Oh boy, that action was breath taking watching F1 season. But, ever wondered if Schumi gets to watch our very own local Auto Drivers in Hyderabad? He would sweat his german butt out and probably he never would want to touch a steering wheel ever in his lifetime! I am strangely convinced and pretty sure about that.

        This Auto, is no ordinary machine, not in Hyderabad. If you think so, you are completely wrong. It defies all laws of physics and gravity.  Its a Roller Coaster disguised as a Giant Wheel in a Dashing Car game  driven by a crazy wicked chimpanzee on the worlds most dangerous and chaotic roads  - Welcome to Hyderabad Auto Rickshaw Club. This club is no less than a Grand Prix Federation Internationale de Automobile (FIA) F1 championship. There are the actual owners of Autos who are like Force one, Ferrari owners. Track officials are our own Traffic cops, they just stand, watch and let go of all violations. Auto Rickshaw drivers just like F1 drivers, get Super Licences even at the age of 15 as they qualify to balance and transport and ferry down 8 people in a 3 seater auto, at 80 kmph in the most dense traffic with ease.

         There is such precision, engineering at its best on 3 wheels. Traction control, what class of aerodynamics, suspension, tyres, Pit at every bloody signal and yet zero violations. Every driver seems to go through intense roughest frustrating nights of their lives which they vent out by driving the 3 wheeler zig zag on the roads every god damn day on Hyderabad Roads. They float, they sail, they fly, they even do a wheelie, a stoppie, then they drive over on the side. Every stunt in the book gets coverd on a usual day. In this F1, one does not only get to watch the real time action, but also to be a part of it by sitting in the auto.

     There is no Qualifying, as long as you drive like a Maniac. You can drive everyday, not just on a weekend unlike the F1. no Race marshals, no Red Flag. When you get a lady sharing ur seat, you can stroll hanging on the laps of the driver himself while the DHIKCHIK LOUD conked music from a second hand old market Speaker beats the balls out of your intestine, you quietly enjoy the thrill of being a Hyderabadi.

Keep your insurance number in your speed dial before you get in. Because this mean chimp driving the beast 300 CC auto rickshaw has no need to follow any rule. He bows to no one but to his own behind. Make sure you also got your lucky underwear on if you want to live. If that thump is louder, or if the bump on the road twisted your pancreas, if the steep turn made u fall our of the window, if there are no seat belts, if the auto driver loots you for all ur money - Its hydbadi style!! hav a biryani, get some sleep..live to travel another day..

When I first landed in hyderabad in 2008, I paid Rs. 300 for about 14Km of travel. Not just that I was cheated but I also sat behind a stuntman and went through an adventurous experience of a lifetime.
Many also get looted on a daily basis by the Auto Rickshaw Mafia .
The real problem is us. We entertain the Paradox and inspite of all the danger, all the Hazard, all the pain, pressure, corruption, corrosion, contamination, all the torture, trouble, terror, tension, torment, tease we still adapt, we are so non assertive to the situations and we let all the wrong to be forced on us. I hope it all improves, we all learn from our mistakes and say NO to pay high prices unless the Autos fix a meter, say no to travel more than 3 people, use more public transport system, carpool and most importantly respect each other  - it is us who will always suffer. More than complaining, we should learn to act more.

I LOVE HYDERABAD. But its a Paradox place..
Here is what I mean

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Maddy