{"id":750,"date":"2011-01-21T09:07:12","date_gmt":"2011-01-21T09:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/2011\/01\/21\/krj-yash-26\/"},"modified":"2020-04-22T14:53:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T10:53:58","slug":"krj-yash-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/krj-yash-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Nous ne sommes pas des Anges\u00a0: La l\u00e9gende"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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

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

Dans la langue courante, le mot \u2018l\u00e9gende\u2019 est devenu synonyme de mythe, et renvoie \u00e0 quelque chose dont l’existence n’a jamais pu \u00eatre prouv\u00e9e, un peu comme l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 \u00e0 Maurice. Un fait divers tragique a relanc\u00e9 le d\u00e9bat sur la peine capitale. Pendant des mois avant les \u00e9lections 2010, le pays a d\u00e9battu de la r\u00e9introduction de la peine de mort\u00a0; il n\u2019y a pas eu de consensus et il n\u2019y en aura pas. Le gouvernement aurait pu avoir peur d\u2019\u00eatre critiqu\u00e9 par les pays occidentaux s\u2019il la r\u00e9tablit, mais il est fort probable que les touristes occidentaux seront d\u2019accord maintenant puisque leurs vacances sont concern\u00e9es. S\u2019il est n\u00e9cessaire d\u2019instaurer la peine capitale, c\u2019est que nous ne sommes pas tous des anges. D\u2019ailleurs, de nos jours, je me demande comment des adultes peuvent toujours croire en l\u2019aspect ang\u00e9lique de leur prochain ; j\u2019ai beau le chercher dans l\u2019humain, je ne l\u2019ai pas encore trouv\u00e9, mais je ne d\u00e9sesp\u00e8re pas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dans quel pays au monde pouvez-vous partir en voyage, laisser tra\u00eener votre porte-monnaie d\u00e9bordant d\u2019argent liquide, vos bijoux et autres effets personnels, et esp\u00e9rer tout retrouver \u00e0 votre retour apr\u00e8s le passage des techniciens de service de l\u2019h\u00f4tel\u00a0? Etaler n\u00e9gligemment ses richesses devant n\u2019importe quel inconnu est dangereux. Cela ressemble \u00e0 un test que ferait le diable pour vous mettre \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9preuve de la tentation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Il semble cependant que les acteurs du tourisme, ceux qui vendent notre pays, le font tellement bien que les touristes finissent par croire que les Mauriciens sont des anges dont les ailes ne se sont pas encore d\u00e9ploy\u00e9es. Maurice est peut-\u00eatre d\u2019une beaut\u00e9 paradisiaque mais elle n\u2019est pas habit\u00e9e uniquement par des anges. Il convient de le rappeler aux touristes un peu trop sous le charme du pays, sans les effrayer, mais juste leur demander de prendre les pr\u00e9cautions d\u2019usage courantes\u00a0: utiliser le coffre fort de l\u2019h\u00f4tel pour leurs effets personnels si l\u2019on habite dans un palace cinq \u00e9toiles.<\/span><\/p>\n

Il n\u2019y a pas que des anges dans notre Paradis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Has anybody who\u2019s been to India ever wondered what the driving school instructors over there teach the learner-drivers? One has to admit that it is not easy to drive in India. I won\u2019t go to the extent of asking Delhi drivers to drive in lanes as one high ranking diplomat posted at our High Commission in India did in 2008\u2026 However, an interesting fact is that despite what looks like a chaotic road situation, statistically there are relatively few incidents\/accidents on the roads in India.<\/span><\/p>\n

I once asked a Mauritian living in Delhi how he drives in this daily \u2018chaotic\u2019 road situation. His answer was that it\u2019s more fun to drive in Delhi as all road users understand one another. I guess this is the prerequisite for safe driving anywhere in the world. In the UK, the way drivers should behave on the roads is legally enforced. A pedestrian, being more vulnerable than any other road users, is \u2018king\u2019 in the UK. Any vehicle has to slow down when nearing a zebra crossing and should always stop if there is any pedestrian waiting to use the zebra crossing. Similarly, in Singapore, a Mandatory Give-Way-to-Buses Scheme has been implemented.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, the number of vehicles on the road has increased considerably. However, our drivers have not adapted their driving accordingly. Nor do the drivers adapt their driving to the prevalent weather conditions. Who is to be held responsible for the way Mauritians drive? Is it the way the driving test is conducted? Is it the driving instructors who are not necessarily concerned into turning the learner into a safe driver?<\/span><\/p>\n

In December, there was an accident in Vacoas involving two kids crossing the road on a zebra crossing when they were hit by a motorcyclist. The two kids were severely injured. The zone where the accident happened has a speed limit of 40 km. On top of that, they were on a zebra-crossing. This only confirms the heavily publicized Prime Minister\u2019s statement that \u201cles Mauriciens ne savent pas conduire.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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* Published in print edition on 21 January 2011<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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