Yesterday, this newspaper carried a front page report about 75,000 auto rickshaws staying off the roads on Wednesday, June 18, just two days after a taxi strike. While the strike did affect large swathes of people, especially those who were at the mercy of the few rickshaws that were plying and had to pay double and treble the usual fare, there was also a silver lining on the monsoon thunder clouds.

The transport crunch could have had a crippling effect on the city, had it not been for Mumbaikars, who displayed great resourcefulness and fortitude with solutions such as carpooling, cycling and engaging buses to get to work on time.