The driving gene and its mutations
The following is a work of fiction and any resemblance to drivers living, dead or yet to be born is purely coincidental. In India, driving personality is believed to be genetic in origin and perhaps under the influence of heritable and acquired genetic mutations with some epi genetics also involved. In a large study of whole genome sequencing of a cross section of Indian drivers, the following mutations were identified. 1. The Auto Rikshaw driver mutation (ARDM): This is a dominant mutation with high degree of expression. The mutant protein subdues the impulses for legal driving. The affected persons get confused between road and foot path; red and green light; entry and no entry signs etc. At traffic junctions, they often stop on the extreme left in order to turn right. Signs like 'no entry', 'no right turn', 'no U turn' etc trigger an immediate message in their brain- ' Ignore and proceed '. They strive to get maximum juice out of the struggling engin...