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Commuting Hazards in Chennai


Hi guys, its been a while since i blogged, may be my exams took a toll on my ‘extra-activites’ and I’ve grown to forget the urge to blog in the g that has been made by the dreadful academics. (Yup, College sucks!!!)
Pickin’ Pockets
Well, commuting hazards as such include, lots of mis-givings by the people involved and some intentional criminals too, the reason for me being interested in commuting hazards as of now is because of the recent loss that incurred to me. let me just put it this way, my mobile phone got pick-pocketed during a bus travel. (I know it sucks!!!)

Well losing a mobile phone can happen anywhere, any place no one can predict or safeguard to an extent, but safety measures are of course being taken.

Stuff-lifting in buses and stealing valuables in buses and trains are most common, the most untraceable of all places in Tamilnadu is Chennai, most of you would agree, that a city of such commuting magnitude tends to have these glitches and you can't complain and get your phone back.
The Accidents
Other major commuting hazard being accidents are most dangerous, I witnessed two road accidents apart from my so-called accident, so give or take this is a bad day for three people including me, and hundreds of others whose problems i'm not aware of. Starting from a few scratches to a skull crack can be as common as a pick-pocket these days. The only pick-pocketing had happened to me but i saw three accidents today on the road, so i should probably say its more common than the pick-pocketing.
The dreaded step on the foot
The rarest of commuting hazard being getting stepped on your foot, it can range from merely irritating to horrendously excruciating. Its also the most reasons for a hustle in a public transport and it can be taken from being silly to being a excellent diversion for a pick-pocket.

This is just a gist of what is happening in the traveling space of Chennai metro, hope you guys, whether you live in Chennai or just traveling through it, never have to encounter these incidents either in first person or in third person's view.

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