I dont think I can ever follow trafiic rules...

I read the comment I got on the post "Terrific traffic sense of Hyderabadis".I had actually written that in a humorous mood relating one of my experiences.But after seeing the comment I thought I will try and change my traffic sense for one day.No longer will I indulge in rough driving,no longer will I cross the signals when the light is red,no side swiping...I missed my office bus(oh good I've got a chance to test the seriousness of my resolution :-D).I started my scooty and wore the helmet and set out with full enthusiasm.(I can do it ...I told myself)I started stopping at every traffic signal when the light went red.People kept driving past me but I was undeterred.It was damn hot and so I decided to take a shortcut, which passes through a barrier, meant to serve as a railway crossing. As I approached the crossing I noticed that the gates were closed to allow a train to pass.(Oh no I thought. Does it happen everyday or is it because I have decided to stop at the signals that every damn signal light shows red?)Just for someone who doesn’t know what a crossing is:If you wish to cross the barrier when the signal shows red you need to bend down so you can walk under the gates (just two poles held horizontally above the ground at a distance from each other).The wait started.... I noticed that people getting restless. I started thinking as to how difficult it must be for the authorities to control traffic when citizens (nice word!) don’t cooperate. It was scorching hot and I was not wearing my driving gloves...oh god I thought my hands will get tanned :-(.Slowly people started bending under the barrier and crossing the gate. Some people as usual taking their bikes also by bending the bike also.How irresponsible these people are (neither are they responsible for the traffic nor for their own life)...I thought. Even if the authorities enforce strict rules who the hell follows them (except dutiful people like me)?Come what may I will never do the same I told myself.The train arrived and went past the crossing. I started my scooty and stood waiting again for the guard to open the gates.But then the best part ...the guy was not doing it. I then realized that there would be another train coming this way (oh nooo mere ache behavior ki itni badi sazaa).The wait continued.I watched people very conveniently crossing the barrier.Except vehicles which couldnt not be bent or ppl who were scared to risk their life ,all the others like cycles,scooters,motorcycles,rickshaws were being taken across the barrier by the riders.My patience then came to an end and I thought of taking a U-turn and going some other way.But the road was blocked with traffic and I couldn’t turn back.I then understood why people behave this way.A person is made to wait for half an hour at a signal coz there are two trains scheduled to arrive the second one arriving twenty minutes after the first one.The guard could have allowed traffic to flow for 10 minutes after the departure of the first train and then closed the gates to allow the second train but ...the guy didnt open the gates for half an hour ...not until both the trains passed through.I understood why people crossed the barrier that way.Not everyone can afford to wait for half an hour at the signals.The way the traffic controllers behaved was the reason for making the people behave irresposibly.I waited for half an hour to cross one signal.I did my part by following the rule and not breaking the signal but what difference did that make.I made no valid point by doing all that.The people who were crossing the signal at red had a valid reason.The next train was not due until 20 minutes later but the controller was not allowing them to pass.Everyone would have thought of me as someone who was not in a hurry to go anywhere.I was in fact wasting valuable time standing there.The same happens at traffic signals.The khairatabad flyover is one place where people wait for hours sometimes.Any person who cannot afford to wait would opt to break the signal.I am at a loss of ideas as to how a person is supposed to behave in situations like this.Do I join others and do what everyone else is doing or do I cooperate with the authorities (which would make me waste my time and energy most if the times)?Please post your comments on this one.Let me know what you think should be done.