20 questions to the Hyderabad Traffic Commissioner

1. Why do we have white and yellow lines in the middle of the roads?
2. Will the traffic cops in Hyderabad pass the traffic rules test?
3. Why do motorists in Hyderabad never watch the traffic signal but always follow the vehicle in front?
4. Why are the traffic cops more interested in playing with their mobile phones than regulating the traffic in peak hour?
5. How come the moving traffic is always the best time for pedestrians to cross the road?
6. Why is there no award for the best criss-crossing vehicle in Hyderabad? Everyone seems to be an expert.
7. Are the roads being widened to allow more vehicles to double park and more vendors to set up their business?
8. Why do people coming from the wrong end of a one-way lane think we are the ones committing a crime?
9. Why is cutting lanes so fashionable here?
10. Why is the pedestrian never wrong if he gets hit by a vehicle in the middle of moving traffic?
11. Why are the penalties for breaking traffic rules so miniscule that it doesn't pinch anyone?
12. Does the traffc department penalise anyone at all for breaking traffic rules?
13. What's the Traffic Management Strategy for the city?
14. What would you do to have fewer vehicles on the road?
15. Is there any thinking to make travelling by bus cool to reduce vehicular traffic? A punctual premium bus service that will make motorists take the bus to work rather than their bikes / cars?
16. Do you enjoy driving in Hyderabad?
17. Would you consider a new revenue model by implementing a "Traffic Obstruction Fine" for motorists, pedestrians and vendors?
18. What are you doing to get people to follow rules when they seem to be becoming completely oblivious to the traffic rules?
19. Can traffic in Hyderabad ever be as smooth / organised as it is in Singapore or Europe?
20. If you were to take the Chief Minister for a round of the City at 5.30 pm without the help of pilot vehicles, would you look forward to it?