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I almost died in a road accident — twice.

And then I texted Safety —

Dear Safety,

Where are you? I have been looking for you everywhere…

Where are you hiding?

A few days ago, Rick (my partner) and I were coming back home from the Tanto beach, not too far from Auroville. It was a bit dark at this time. Over the past few months, my nervous system had been slowly registering how the intensity of the traffic on the Auroville/Pondicherry roads has been dialled all the way up in 2026 (I guess this is what happens when 4 planets change sign altogether. look: astrology). Hence, I prefer always to go slowly.

But even as we went slowly towards the extreme left, a big bus came speeding at what felt like 9000km/h, honking loudly and passed way too close to our vehicle (bodies) while overtaking another vehicle from the wrong side.

Rick stopped and parked the scooter on the side, as we processed the enormous shock this caused to our nervous systems, both of us trembling.

This same experience happened again a few weeks later in Pondicherry city.

Each time, I was left crying for a while. My body shocked, angry, & grieving. Grieving the lack of basic safety that each one of us deserves.