Do we really care?

Environment, largely as we know today is damaged by human beings. We have seen different types of damage being done by men, analysed it and found ways to curb it. But there are some issues or perhaps some known yet ignored cases are the use of vehicles by teenagers. I would like to present three different scenarios observed.

The very first appearance which struck me was during the coaching time for teenagers. The city didn’t have many public pool vehicles yet common tempos and rickshaws are obviously available. Yet some of friends (what I am supposed to call them) not only creates pollution both noise and air but also risks their life in clumsy traffic just to show off their how posh they are, their status and in terms called their real attitude. But, the most ultimate result is the sudden and the most unlikely death of one of friends during this so called circus drive. For this attitude not only are the teenagers responsible but the parents and the society which encourages such environment. The public pooled vehicles are given the status of being “poor” and treat them as “substandard” or “lower standard” people. To just travel a mile or “a short 10 min walk” they use so-called “standard” cars without being aware of the harm being done to themselves, society and very obviously environment.

The second scenario observed was the city in which I presently live. Not only are the public pool vehicles encouraged here but the people are not “ashamed” of being a part of such a system. The buses are evidently used by all “classes” of people irrespective of being called as rich and poor. The people might use private vehicles as well but according to my observation it is not as prevalent as observed in the 1^st scenario.

The third scenario is that of famous capital and metropolitan city which I recently visited, Delhi. The city perhaps the fastest life I have ever seen is so evident today, yet it is the most “managed” city I have seen so far. The city which has all types of public pool vehicles in the form of city buses, small transport vehicles, METROS, rickshaws, mini-buses and the list goes on. The metro trains are the most impactful means of transport I have found so far. Cheap, easy, cozy, organized and well maintained these metros have served as well. The Delhi residents have fairly enjoyed this service. I do accept that Delhi is the most polluted city But here we are comparing the scenario and tendency of people towards public pool vehicles.

I know that no one cares about these vehicles and towards its tendency yet it is a known fact that after reading this we will surely count how irresponsible we were and how many times we ignored public vehicles just because of some sheer reasons...

But ultimately the question remains, do we really Care?