BENGALURU TRAFFIC WOES

Beggar coming to vehicle at the signal

Regretfully one legged cripple

A woman with baby in her hand

Begging for alms in the stand.

Young adults on two wheeled cycle

Zipping through the space at will.

Tiny escooters ambling through

Delivery boys invariably rushing to.

Two wheeled scooters and motor cycles

Men women on their way to work places.

Three wheeled rickshaws carrying passengers 

Journeying to reach their respective destinations.

Four wheeled cars driven by owners

Mostly to go only short distances.

Four wheeled cabs ferrying youngsters

Mostly IT professionals on way to offices.

Four legged dogs and cows

Stranded in the middle of roads.

Six wheeled buses filled with women 

On way to temples till now not seen.

Six wheeled trucks carrying loads

Of industrial or household materials.

Six wheeled tractors carrying debris

Of construction or demolition sites.

Half road blocked for widening or white topping

Vehicles on the road very slowly manoeuvring.

All signals with vehicle accentuated unit

Stoppages last much more than a minute.

Each vehicle moves at its own pace

Traffic movement an obvious menace.

Can we hope this situation will ever be eased

Even AI with all its hype can't get it relieved.

India with its diversity is unique

No tech solution can tweak.

- Gopinath S

(penned without ChatGPT support)