Wednesday, 4 July 2012

Autowala - the Mr. Reliable in Mumbai

One of the salient features of Mumbai, that adds to the better life style is her very own 'auto rickshaw walas'.
Characteristics of a model auto driver is as follows:


  1. They are innumerable, you hardly meet the same person again in your life time. You can add it as the wonders of India. Past 17 years I have been in this beautiful land but pondering back, every time I hire an auto it is a new person, not even once, glanced a familiar face, but in general they behave as one. Ask yourself every one and see, you wouldn't have met the same auto driver again even after many days and months. This is something unique.
  2. You hardly find anyone talking politics or current affairs with the passenger.
  3. Their first motive is customer satisfaction.
  4. They dont need a penny more from their customers. They are the most clean servants of the society in Independent India. Our corrupt officers and politicians can take lessons from them. The most self esteemed persons. No equal to this quality of theirs. They leave you absolutely convinced about every paisa that you render to them. It is a matter of convincing themselves of getting the right amount rather than convincing us. Who sowed this righteouness in them? I have heard punctuality is ingrained in a Japanese train driver, they give their lives for being in time. Can we compare these rickshaw walas to them, though a little high, let them be held high, they are different.
  5. Widely knowledgable about various destinations. 
  6. Very safe and faster.
  7. If it is officially double charge time, they tell you before they take you. They are not used to fighting later. 
  8. Their meters are 99.9999% accurate. Same distance different autos demand same money, this is testimony to their honest meters.
  9. They are in tune with the seasonal changes. They are ready with plastic coverings on either side to protect you from rains.
  10. 90% of them dont grumble for their waiting for you. 
Most trust worthy person, once you are out from station, you hire an auto, you can be rest assured you are under safe hands. You tell where to go and you are taken very safely and charged honestly.

2 comments:

  1. Are you sure ????????? I woould beg to differ mtj

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    1. These are some of the positive things I had observed these days. Actually forgot to add a list of exceptions...:)

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