I am out of the house, rushing to post some documents. There are a couple of guys glaring intently at me. I try to shoo them away by glaring back. They persistently stare. At what? I quickly eye my outfit. Nothing amiss there. I am just arranging some documents and putting them in a cloth envelope before I leave them at a courier’s. I ignore them hoping that they will go away quickly. I am conscious of the fact that many passersby are just peeping in idly.
I am very careful these days and double check that my wallet and cellphone are in my purse. I am pretty careless with them especially my mobile and often leave them on the dashboard or on the passenger seat. Oh yes, I am in my car and feel exposed with my lightly-tinted sun film gone. It was a good protection to me not only from the harsh glare of the sun but also the lecherous glares of other men. Women who drive know how vulnerable we feel just because we are women driving. Men feel it is alright to “check us out,” grin at us or give us threatening glares.
Theft has become a very real threat to all absent-minded drivers. All the belongings in your car are easily visible so be careful before leaving anything on the seats – laptops, purses, or shopping bags.
Men always have a condescending outlook towards women and their driving. Any slow driver or daydreamer or poor driver – cluck, cluck must be a woman. Poor thing – isko road par kisne chhod diya. So expect more such pitying stares now.
Anyhow, so the moot point is – Will the removal of sun film really protect us or expose us further? Try driving at night especially in deserted areas. The other day my husband did not allow me to pick him up at night because he felt it was not safe for me to come out so late in the car.
Also, we will find road rage incidents increasing. With people making eye contact more often, you can be assured of more ruffled feathers on the road. Not to mention, tons of sun film that has been indiscriminately disposed leading to yet another environmental hazard. What will the traffic police do about the curtains and sun shields that are now selling like hot cakes and will be decorating the car windows?
Thank you SC for being so considerate to us! Maybe, the traffic cops did not know that even earlier there was a rule about the percentage of darkness of the sun film allowed but sadly that was never imposed. Had that been imposed, people including VIPs could not get away with almost black windows. How do these people drive at night with such dark films anyway?
So, gals be careful while you drive! You are exposed much more than you know.
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