Bangalore Traffic Opportunities...

A thought...thanks to Bangalore, its traffic and some part of me saying why not...

Life is not as valuable in this part of the world...thats what some say. Another perspective, people are not too worried about what happens to them when they go about in a chaotic environment...Dont care so much about lack of first aid or emergency care as much as how can I save a few extra funds for kids school, how can I make my next 100 bucks, will I have my next meal or how much more do I need to walk to get to the nearest bus station. Yes, there are far more battles to be fought in a normal day in this part of the world than to think about planning for emergencies. "...here emergencies are every where, so there needs no special care..."

That said, it is a fact that it is difficult to get immediate medical attention for an emergency - be it a road accident, someone suffering from a heart attack or an injured child at school or home. If you have to rush some one to hospital, you will rush but your commute will slow you down. Such is the traffic condition in the roads of Bangalore. It is impossible to take someone to the nearest hospital or provide the right medical attention on time.

Why not turn the slow and often parking-lot like traffic into the world's high density first aid infrastructure. What if 1 in 5 or 10 cars on the road is equipped with first aid kit and driver trained in first aid and may be CPR. Now the need to save time or give the timely medical assistance can be well met. This will enable faster aid and provide timely attention to what may be a life threatening accident. Such an infrastructure can be a huge benefit to normal public on the road as well as to the poor who cannot get such attention even if the roads were free of traffic.

Why not start a small yet powerful campaign to create first aid readiness on wheels in Bangalore...and advance that to having some kind of radio facility to page these mobile first aid helpers at times of need...may be the license plate or a little rear wind shield sticker showing that this vehicle carries first aid personnel and first aid.

We may have just turned traffic filled streets to the most accessible life savers.
From being the most populous medical transcribers to being the most populous mediacal aid workers. Pretty powerful transformation uh...

Every bottleneck has an opening or a lid. We just need to open the lid for the water to flow, opportunities to gush out.

I am seriously considering why not...as a first step, I am committing to the idea by writing about it than just thinking about it.