Civic sense

I have been living in Sydney these past 3 months with my daughter who is settled here. Coming as I do from Chennai, I am very impressed with the civic aminities and regulations designed to make life secure and comfortable for its citizens . The roads are well laid and pavements evenly laid for citizens to walk in safety . Flowering trees and shrubs line the sides of the pavement . Walking is sheer delight .
Traffic moves in an unhurried pace and drivers respect signals and courtesies. To watch cars at a junction of four roads is a lesson in traffic courtesy . There is no muscling in or intimidating moves; all like a nicely choreographed dance ballet . The respect for pedestrians at a zebra crossing is something to wonder at .
The regulations covering childrens safety in cars is probably more than what parents might be prepared or willing to do on their own!!
The regulations point to a sincere desire on the part of the govt to create an ambience of compliance with safety by its citizens . Here they seem to know more about what is good for its citizens than they themselves !!