It has been years since the word traffic jam became a part and parcel of Indians’ lives. Many of us have become quite used to the habit of blaming ourselves or making obscene remarks on others, while being stuck in traffic jams. Even when there is no jam, we are not ready to give some rest to the driver ahead of us.
But, the picture of a group of people in a traffic jam has gone viral on social media. The picture shows vehicles in a queue on the road waiting in an orderly manner in the traffic and not a single vehicle straying over to the incoming side of the road even though there are no vehicles coming from that side. The curious fact behind the picture is that it was captured from an Indian state.
The state is Mizoram. A youth, Sandeep Ahlawat, had shared the picture in his Twitter handle. “I have seen this kind of discipline only in Mizoram. There are no fancy cars, no big egos, no road rage, no honking… no one is in a tearing hurry. There is calm and serenity all around”, he tweeted.
Numerous people including Mahindra Chairman Anand Mahindra has lauded the picture. Several others have also shared similar pictures on social media.