Light's off, camera, action !

** Based yet again on a true story **

He always follows a checklist while starting the car.

Switch on the cabin light, insert the key, turn on the car, switch on the headlights and go on his usual practice drives in the night.

He has been instructed to use the rear view mirror as it aids in keeping track of what follows. For some reason he could only see glaring headlights. And when there is no vehicle behind, he only caught a glimpse of darkness.

He peeped out of the window just to confirm if it was dark. The streets were well lit and visibility clear. So, why the heck do we have a rear view mirror, he thought. Is it just for daytime driving?

After about an hour and a half of roaming around, he carefully parks the vehicle in his apartment parking lot. He took one final look at the bright premises through the rear view mirror. Darkness everywhere. And as always, followed the checklist in the reverse order. Switched off the headlights, turned off the car and took out the key.

Something was amiss. The cabin light was on. And so he switched it off. The world around him brightened through the rear view mirror.

And that’s how he learnt why it is important to have the cabin lights off while driving.

P.S. Click here for lesson 1 on driving for beginners

13 comments:

  1. see that u r making progress with those driving lessons ....

    so have u purchased a car?

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  2. Boy, you are learning a lot :)

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  3. Hahahaha,Good way of learning somu,keep up the good work

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  4. So , how's your driving classes going on?

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  5. @Sophieeeee
    Enna romba naal silence ? that was one lesson well learnt ;0)

    @Ashish
    Ofcourse I guess am close to being an expert now except for these few glitches.

    As for the car, I would wanna save it for a surprise post ;o)

    @Krish
    What is known, a drop. What is unknown, an ocean, Every driving session for me is a learning experience ;o)

    @Neels,
    Sure mam if you say so, would I say NO :o)))

    @Limsa
    And then all the gramathu ponnunga will sing "Ota vandi otura mama maatikitta ramarey rama". Ithu theyvaya yenakku ?

    JK ;o)

    Cheers,
    Somu K.

    @Lakshmi
    Its coming along fine, thanks. Just that I need to get my license to be able to drive through traffic confidently. Been busy at work and hence not been able to take a dayy off for that !

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  6. nalladhu, nxt bike otta driving lesson kudungo! adudhaan romba mukhyam!

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  7. haha!!! cool we will be learning Somu....

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  8. Umm..Good Learning process, but U sud be talking lessons from women, how they drive cars with their eyes closed.

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  9. @Vatsan
    I know... Atleast in a car you don't have to do the balancing act ! Seriously, am a total zero in Bikes... My friends still tease me that I don't even know to ride a bicycle (which is not true) ;o)

    @Art
    That's the spirit. Always learn from other's experiences.

    @Peelamedu Bulls,
    Aww... Do they actually do that ? Ha ha ! Guess it eliminates the need to worry about traffic...

    I have also know some men who drive with open eyes but drive like they were blind ;o)

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  10. @Ganga,
    Thanks buddy :o) So, how have you been doing ?

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  11. I'll remember to watch out for "Somu's Driving Class" if I want to learn car driving, LOL! :-)

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  12. @Vinesh
    Sure thing dude ! I can give u free lessons ;o)

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