Worth the wait

Aditya Gupta,
student
Most of the time,I check my cell to see if I’ve got any calls or messages. My dad calls me five times a day,ha! So,I need to reassure him I’m alive and kicking. Although I find this habit very irritating,I also understand my parents’ concern for me and hence,I do this.

Rishika Thakur,
sales executive
I check my cell,mostly,to see if there are any important calls and messages. I put on the handsfree while driving,so that I can talk even when I’m driving. It also helps to have the handsfree on as sometimes,there’s an important call which you just can’t afford to miss.

Sanand Mitra,
IT professional
Checking out PYTs is my favourite pastime while at signals. I also love listening to the FM while driving. So mostly,I’m either lowering or increasing the volume of my handset,depending on the song that’s playing. I’m a huge music buff and listening to music is definitely music to my ears.

Varna Honnavar,
HR executive
When there’s a longish wait at the signal and there are cops standing just ahead of it,I ensure my license and other documents are in place. I wouldn’t want to be caught without them,especially towards the end of the month.

Deepak Guggari,
architect
The first thing I do while waiting for a long time at a traffic signal is to switch off the engine of my car. Then,although the temptation to check out if there’s a message or missed call on the mobile phone is strong,I generally try to avoid it. But switching off the engine of my car is I think a good habit and one that others should also take up.

Navin Singh,
marketing professional
I’m not a very organised person and hence,whenever there’s a long wait at the traffic signal,I try to get my car and bag in order. I arrange documents which generally lie haphazardly in my office bag or I try to do some cleaning around in my car itself,especially the area around the dashboard.

Amrita Advani,
student
“When I’m on the signal,I check out what other people are doing. Let me tell you that the variety of things they keep doing is amazing. While some watch girls,others adjust their helmets and some others check their mobile phones. But I myself personally prefer to keep tabs on others’ actions and hardly get time to do anything else. It’s the most wonderful way to kill time while at the signal.”