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I could be wrong Mr D'Silva, but I do get the impression that you agree with me. ----- Original Message ----- From: "D'Silva, Antonio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 8:31 PM Subject: RE: [GOANET] Once again the helmet issue... > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > I don't understand what the whole issue is about. > > Lets face it - Goans are the government of Goa - simple definition of > democracy "Government of the people, by the people and for the people" - > did I get that right? > > We have rights and all these rights have equal amount of duties i.e. If > I drive, then I am duty bound to ensure my safety and safety of others. > > If the traffic police wants me to be safe then he enforces safety > measures on me but not before providing me with an equal amount of safe > environment. > > You see everything is linked or at least to some extent and this is true > in all developed places except in our case, although we are the > government. > > I have analyzed prior situations, (this is nothing new), Someone makes > an issue of a dried leaf falling on the road and convinces all to jump > onto his bandwagon to the secretariat where only he and he alone is > offered the seat of Minister of Leaf Works. Comes the rain, someone > slips on the leaf, falls and dies and we all bury him and leave happily > after. The leaf is still there on the road - no wind to blow it away > and than the guy who stirred the entire ruckus still drives day after > day over the dried leaf. Only thing is we cannot pray (or is it do) > enough for his government gifted four wheeler to slip over the dried > leaf and turn turtle > > And yet the absolute truth is : we are the government. > > Like imagine, we pay 100 bucks to jump a queue to save 15 minutes and > then spend 30 minutes waiting at the gas station or standing in a > crowded bus (sardine can)at the Prasar (hope I got that right) to get > home. > > Our mentality................ both MINE & yours. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: noel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 1:33 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [GOANET] Once again the helmet issue... > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > I dont believe the other issues you mention should take priority over > the > compulsory use of helmets. Our civic sense and road protocol, menace of > dogs and pigs etc cannot entirely be blamed on the government. We have > an > obligation and duty of care to ourselves and to others to ensure that we > have a "safe sense". > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Luiza de Mello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 8:35 PM > Subject: [GOANET] Once again the helmet issue... > > > > > > Here we go again with the helmet issue... It was all of a sudden > > implemented last year. Then after the helmet manufacturers, dealers & > the > > politicians made their money, the rule was scrapped as suddenly as it > was > > imposed. Definitely looks like they didn't make enough, so here they > go > > once again this year..... > > > > Everyone knows that it is safe to wear a helmet while riding because > you > > never know when it's going to be your bad day. You could be riding > > carefully, but someone else could knock you down, or you could skid > due to > > a puncture or oil on the road.... there could be a lot of silly > excuses > for > > an accident. So it would definitely be safe to wear a helmet. > > > > But then besides accidents caused by carelessness, there are those > which > > are caused due to pure negligence of the government. > > > > Before enforcing the helmet rule, there are a whole lot of other > hazardous > > excuses for accidents which the government should give priority to > first. > > To mention just a few: stray cattle, stray dogs, improper road > lighting, > > proper levelling of roads dug up for laying of pipelines / cables / > water > > connections, full headlights blinding other drivers on the road, ban > on > > using blaring air horns which startle other drivers, proper traffic > sign > > boards, direction boards, ........ there are still some more to add, > but > > let the government work on these for starters. > > > > Once all the above have been looked into & then the helmet rule is > imposed, > > then only riders will be convinced that the government is really > concerned > > about our safety. Right now everyone knows the obvious reasons for the > > sudden enforcing of the rule. > > > > And to all other riders & drivers, each one knows that it is a > privilege > > for us drive & each of us has a right on the road, and just as our > lives > > are precious of us, think of the rest on the road too. Drive > carefully, > > don't over-take without horning, don't over-take from the left side, > use > > indicators when turning.... I'm not teaching you. You know how to > drive. > > You simply didn't get a license without knowing how to..... or did you > pay > > a bribe to get one? > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---- > ---- > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.422 / Virus Database: 237 - Release Date: 11/20/2002 > > >
