I always feel that driving in Jkt is similar to challenge myself in one adrenaline game, where so many unpredictable things could happen. Mostly negative.
But this morning on my way to work (or not-so-morning), where the weather was nice, a perfect weather i think, in one narrow road (read: road with two ways lane packed with lot of vehicles, pedestrians, carts, and other things imaginable existed), i was stucked with a big truck driving in the opposite lane, leaving a really narrow passage where only motors/pedestrians could pass through. Strangely, the truck driver allows motors to went first, patiently wait for all to pass through, and i remember no horns were heard (which is weird here), where in my logical thought that time, he had enough space to keep moving forward, without creating further block. Guess not everybody is that 'kiasu' (unlike me). Good driver do exist here.
Other thing is, everybody seems to be patiently queue to pass through. This is just like in a feel-good commercial, or a happy ending film scenario (no pun intended). Then other thing is that not long after that i saw several motor, driver & passenger, seem like smiling happily toward each other (or am i hallucinating, as far as i know, i dont take any drugs or other weird things before). Or i guess i was in a so packed neighbourhood, where everybody might have already knew each other. Or maybe not.
Isn't it great when people can be more tolerant instead of being greedy and rushing to go first? It was very kind and sweet of the lorry driver. Sometimes, it starts with one person. If the lorry driver allows other people to pass, and other drivers feel good about it, they may also allow other drives/bikes to pass at the next junction. And then, very soon,a beautiful karmic cycle is created. :-)
ReplyDeleteyes, i thought that was one of the weird situation that seldom happened here, once in a blue moon.. :D most often, its like a jungle law here, who move first will have a better chance to escape the jam, and so everybody wants to go forward.. Besides that, the traffic volume is increasing really fast, while the road remains the same..
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