This photo brings back my old memories...
Nearly 8 years back ,during Diwali holidays i had gone to stay in chennai for 3 weeks. we had planned to go to a friend's village. The village is located somewhere far. I forgot the name.
Since we didn't get frequent buses, we boarded a bus which was about to leave then. Boarded -- where?? Not inside the bus. But on top of the bus, where they used to keep big Sacks of vegetables/fruits. We were not the only passengers sitting on the top. Few other villagers were also giving us company.
Anyhow, it was a perfect rural ride (believe or not, I even slept for a while on the top - due to the breeze) and perfect rural holiday.
Some more space please!!!
Now come to the present day situation. Recently when I went to Chennai last year, I saw (not experienced) similar bus rides. The only difference is that the Chennai Bus Authorities didn't allow people to sit on the top of the buses. But rather, they allowed them to hang on the windows. Typical Example, is bus no.12B which shuttles between Vadapalani & Pattinapakkam.
In Mumbai, generally the public won't vote for a crowded location unless some sales promotion is going on there. Since the Public Transport System is too good here, people will wait for the next bus or train, rather than getting into the crowded one. They don't like getting squeezed during a travel. We can observe the same from their faces. There, the chennaites score a point. Irrespective of the crowd, they tend to get into the available bus or train.
They generally don't feel like waiting for the next one.
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