I always prefer to move around in city in local transport and
I love it as most of my friends don’t like it. Although we are in Lahore (Pakistan)
which is one of the most develop city in our country and in respect of
infrastructure and transport system, It is the most advanced city of our
country. Here we got Daewoo City Bus, Lahore Transport Company (LTC) and the
latest METRO Bus Service.
It isn't about good infrastructure and services; it’s about
travelling in public conveyance. Even in my home town I prefer to use local
transport where no such luxurious service is available as I mention above. The
reason for my likeliness is it helps in understanding different peoples. What
they are thinking, what are the hot topics and key problem of society and discussions
in public transport! It is always continuing. Because everyone wants to divert
his mind from the clock so they start talking with beside seated person and if
the they are also joined by the Bus/Van conductor so it means that it is an
open discussion & everyone ‘ll try to give an opinion while being anonymous
to each other. If the discussion takes a turn to political avenue than just pray
that there are no passionate workers of two rival parties in Bus /Van. The
discussion like this‘ll end only when the desired destination of any of them
has arrived or you step out of the bus. Sometime when I’m bored than I just
rode in a van and moving around in city if the weather is good.
The thing I hate about it is Pocket Picker. My pocket is also picked 2
time one in Lahore and other time in my home town and only one i saw the scene
of how the pocket picker was been beaten up by bunch of guys when he was caught
in time of pocket picking. 4-5 times someone pocket has been picked while I was
on board. And in one case a person was seated leaving 2 on my right in a van.
When he rode in to the van, I start observing him. As it is my habit i try to
observe either people or sign board looking for a new add, new product and at
that day I start observing him. The way he talk with the conductor even he
gives half fare to him and without disclosing his destination. He was
completely strange. I never knew he would be a pocket picker until he poked out
of the van on one of the most busiest station with picking a cell phone from a
person who is showing off that I had two. Poor guy…….!
I suggest whenever
someone moved or visiting some new place, he must use public transport instead
of hiring some taxi or autos. Because it ‘ll help him to know about the people
of that place if he has command over the language also he ‘ll see different
places and building on the way.
This is all which i learned and experienced in local transport.................................
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