{"id":1081,"date":"2011-06-24T06:35:27","date_gmt":"2011-06-24T06:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/2011\/06\/24\/krj-yash-41\/"},"modified":"2020-03-02T22:30:17","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T18:30:17","slug":"krj-yash-41","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/krj-yash-41\/","title":{"rendered":"Harc\u00e8lement dominical\u2026\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Par KRJ Yash<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ce qui compte vraiment\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Premi\u00e8rement<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Les critiques \u00e0 l\u2019encontre du Premier ministre, dimanche apr\u00e8s dimanche, par deux ou trois soi-disant \u00e9ditorialistes ont fini par avoir l\u2019effet contraire que celui escompt\u00e9. C\u2019est vrai qu\u2019il faut plaire \u00e0 la majorit\u00e9 de ses lecteurs, mais alors, on ne devrait pas prendre des postures de donneur de le\u00e7ons et se proclamer ind\u00e9pendant quand on est fonci\u00e8rement \u00ab\u00a0anti-Navin\u00a0\u00bb.<\/span><\/p>\n

On a beau ne pas appr\u00e9cier un politicien, mais l\u2019attaquer syst\u00e9matiquement semaine apr\u00e8s semaine finit par lasser, et ceci force les lecteurs \u00e0 se demander si ces \u00ab\u00a0snipers\u00a0\u00bb n\u2019auraient pas des raisons inavouables qui les emp\u00eacheraient de faire leur travail objectivement.<\/span><\/p>\n

Le c\u0153ur a ses raisons que la raison ignore. Si vous en pincez \u00ab\u00a0secr\u00e8tement\u00a0\u00bb depuis des ann\u00e9es pour un politicien, quoi de plus normal que de critiquer syst\u00e9matiquement celui qui occupe la place que vous r\u00eavez pour votre Prince. Caresser des jours meilleurs pour un ami, ou plus si affinit\u00e9, a toujours fait perdre le sens de l\u2019objectivit\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n

L’\u00e9tendue de la ranc\u0153ur est souvent \u00e0 la mesure de l’espoir soulev\u00e9. Si vous \u00eates jeune journaliste et que vous vous trouvez brillant parce que vous \u00eates pass\u00e9 par l\u2019universit\u00e9 alors que la majorit\u00e9 de vos coll\u00e8gues font ce m\u00e9tier parce qu\u2019ils ne pouvaient pas trouver un autre emploi, vous aurez l\u2019ambition d\u2019\u00eatre trait\u00e9 diff\u00e9remment. La ranc\u0153ur fait perdre l\u2019objectivit\u00e9 n\u00e9cessaire \u00e0 tout journaliste, m\u00eame ceux qui n\u2019ont pas fr\u00e9quent\u00e9 l\u2019universit\u00e9 le savent.<\/span><\/p>\n

Un refus est souvent \u00e0 l’origine de tensions et de rancunes personnelles. Votre r\u00e9putation est faite, vous avez l\u2019impression que les candidats font la queue pour votre interview. Mais voil\u00e0 que le Premier ministre d\u00e9cide de ne pas se plier au jeu et ne vous accepte pas cette requ\u00eate. Votre \u00e9go en prend un sale coup, comment ose-t-il refuser l\u2019hospitalit\u00e9 de vos colonnes\u00a0? Vous n\u2019allez pas le lui pardonner et vous vous promettez de lui faire payer cet affront chaque semaine. Adieu objectivit\u00e9 et impartialit\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n

Au d\u00e9but, cela pouvait faire plaisir \u00e0 certains de lire les travers de celui qui nous gouverne. Mais au bout d\u2019une dizaine d\u2019ann\u00e9es de critiques, n\u2019importe quel fid\u00e8le lecteur finit par se lasser. Comme quoi, m\u00eame les mauvaises choses ont une fin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Deuxi\u00e8mement<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Safety first!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In Mauritius, year after year, the number of road accidents is increasing. This is quite alarming. What is more worrying is that these accidents often involve pedestrians who happen to be the most vulnerable of all road users. At school we are taught how to behave as pedestrians on the road \u2013 on which side of the road to walk, where to cross the roads, how to cross the roads using the zebra or pelican crossing. Then, why are there so many accidents involving pedestrians? Are the pedestrians careless?<\/span><\/p>\n

I would advocate the reintroduction of the Traffic Centre which once existed at Avenue Farquhar, Quatre-Bornes, where children were taught me everything that the proper behaviour for pedestrians and cyclists on the road.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wherever there is a road accident involving a pedestrian, we then see the authorities stepping in and have speed humps put up to prevent a recurrence of accidents at the site of the accident. Is this a sustainable solution? What about road markings? In the UK, a driver approaching a pedestrian crossing will be come across clearly marked zigzag lines on the road or notified by flashing beacons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Besides putting up the appropriate road markings, the behaviour of drivers, when approaching a pedestrian crossing, should be tested during driving tests. Learners have to taught not only the appropriate driving skills but responsible road behaviour by driving instructors. For example, any vehicle should slow down when approaching a zebra crossing. Is this too much to ask of our drivers?<\/span><\/p>\n

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* Published in print edition on 24 June 2011<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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