Reckless auto manufacturers
Why is there no child lock on the driver's side door?
I was on the way to ibaco, from my girlfriend's place at Chetpet, with her 4yo to buy him some ice-cream. I, as a matter of principle, abhor displaying any kind of physical intimacy before kids. Also, I've generally observed that 6 spoons of cough syrup mixed in milk, is enough to keep the child sedated for 4 hours. Unfortunately, he woke up in 3 hrs. Whether he's growing resistant to the dosage or does these syrups degenerate post their expiry dates, is an altogether different question which I have to take up with the pharmaceutical industry. As a result, I had to leave her house in haste before sobering up. But I've had 8 rounds of vodka and driven back home safely several times before. So it wasn't my immediate concern.
It's common sense that children in the back-seat cause accidents. To ensure the safety of the child, I placed him on my lap while driving. The passenger seat had my pizza and I didn't want the kid to be exposed to junk food at such an early age. He is usually a well-behaved kid, but I don't know whether it's the side effect of cough syrup or perhaps because he remembered the times we used to playfully lock him in a closet, He was behaving a bit weirdly. Must be the claustrophobia, which I came to know later only. I think he thought it's the closet door and kept prying the driver's side door open. It became increasingly difficult for me to concentrate on Instagram, this unruly kid and the road, all at the same time. I had never missed any of Amanda Cerny's insta live-feeds. But when we were heading through this one-way near Nungambakkam, I had to keep one eye on the road to evade those sinister cops, one eye on Instagram, one hand to the pizza, one hand to the joint. Last puff bro.
The kid had somehow managed to open the door by then when the door flung open and hit a parked car on the right. I almost spilled the ketchup on the seats. Since it was late in the night, there was nobody around. So I just stopped the car, went down to collect the kid and returned back to my girl friend's home. The rest of the journey was uneventful though the kid kept throwing tantrums from inside the trunk. Ahh Kids, these days!! I was forced to teach him some manners, by denying him ice-cream. I had to finish the entire sundae by myself.
My girlfriend had a tough time later explaining all the kid’s wounds to her husband. Hence, in all sincerity, I would urge our Auto manufacturers to enable child lock in the driver side door also, to ensure the safety of our children. After all, child is the father of the man and all these unnecessary turmoil could have been easily avoided by adding that simple lock.
My girlfriend had a tough time later explaining all the kid’s wounds to her husband. Hence, in all sincerity, I would urge our Auto manufacturers to enable child lock in the driver side door also, to ensure the safety of our children. After all, child is the father of the man and all these unnecessary turmoil could have been easily avoided by adding that simple lock.
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