Driving in India makes you a Disaster Management specialist..read on!
August 1, 2007 at 6:03 am | In random, teens |Well….Driving in India can be looked upon as a very brave deed ! Especially if you happen to be living in one of the metros, like Delhi and Bombay. I grew up in Delhi..learnt driving there..and became an expert driver! HOW ?? When I started to learn driving, I put a ‘LEARNER’ sign on my car. It did not take time for other motorists to fly past my car..HONK unnecessarily..trying to come in front of my car etc ! Maybe they were trying to make me ‘mentally stronger’ 
Often you will see cars in Delhi, converging at you from all possible directions ! People will jump in front of your car, on the pretext of crossing the street ! If this was not enough, there are those killer buses..threatening to run your car over! You also have to be careful of any live ‘electricity wires’ hanging around from the trees..and make sure you steer clear of them ! So..driving on Delhi roads really tests your character and mental strength ! See the photos below:
If you happen to be in Bombay, you are greeted by looooooooooong traffic jams. The roads are verrrrrrrrrrrrry narrow too ! The roads are also full of potholes, caused by the rains ! So, driving in Bombay feels like riding a camel ! There is also a pretty good chance of drowning in Bombay, if the rains are a little heavy ! It takes no time for the water level to rise on the streets!!!
So..you see what I mean ! Driving in India can really make you a ’stronger individual’ !It’s definitely not for the faint hearted ! I would like to present a ‘bravery award’ to all those ‘brave’ drivers, who take the streets on everyday, in their quest of reaching their office!
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i can totally agree with what u say. Had a hell of a time through the Delhi traffic last time we were there.
Even here in Kathmandu, the situation is quite similar. Listening to those continuous jams and irritating horns is like part of the life. You stay in jams more than the time you need to drive to your place.
Comment by nepalsites — August 1, 2007 #
hehe…we are riding the same boat !
Comment by aboyfromindia — August 1, 2007 #
I just learnt driving. Thanks for such an encouraging post.
May the force be with the novice drivers like me.
Comment by Kalyan Banerjee — August 1, 2007 #
Whoa! That’s worst than the traffic in Long Island! (In NY, USA)
Unreal!
Comment by Deb — August 1, 2007 #
hahahaha thats so crowded never seen a traffic like that in my entire life..
Philippines is not great but not as traffic as that….but yes that is true you can be expert compares to other drivers when you used to drive a hectic road like that….thanks for sharing though…its nice to know india…i love to visit there one day
Comment by haze — August 1, 2007 #
u bet haze !! it really makes u stronger ! haha
Comment by aboyfromindia — August 2, 2007 #
Wow! And I thought driving in the Dominican Republic was bad! This takes it to a whole different level!
Comment by ioman01 — August 2, 2007 #
hey aayush,
wowwww–this is much same like Manila traffic on rush hours….
so crowded amidst the scorching heat of the sun and all its humidity…
thnks for posting this my friend, this serves as guidelines to neophytes in driving and as well as caution to seasoned drivers!….keep blogging my friend.
Comment by lawrence OSB — August 2, 2007 #
haha Lawrence! Driving can become a task in itself sometimes
Comment by aboyfromindia — August 3, 2007 #
And to think I get worried when we have two cars at an intersection….
Enjoy the blog..
Comment by Jeremy — August 3, 2007 #
Whoaa.. that’s unreal! And I thought the traffic here in Kuala Lumpur was crazy!
Comment by Ratu Syura — August 7, 2007 #
You know, despite the HORRID traffic in India, people there probably curse and complain about it less than in the West.
Comment by Roger Gordon — August 9, 2007 #
yep..maybe its true. Here in India..nobody complains..they just ram their cars against each other and fight ! haha
Comment by aboyfromindia — August 9, 2007 #
Mmmmmm! I have never seen anything like this in my life. India is terrible
Comment by Clement — September 6, 2007 #
Much of the world wide web is full of sarcasm & mocking of driving on Indian roads.
This site http://driving-india.blogspot.com/ has been created with the purpose of providing driver education and training rather than criticism.
At present I have produced and made available 17 driver education videos aimed at changing the driving culture on Indian roads are available. To watch the videos, please visit: http://driving-india.blogspot.com/
The videos cover the following topics:
Video 1: Covers the concept of Blind spots
Video 2: Introduces the principle of Mirrors, Signal and Manoeuvre
Video 3: At red lights, stop behind the stop line
Video 4: At red lights there are no free left turns
Video 5: The Zebra belongs to pedestrians
Video 6: Tyres and Tarmac (rather than bumper to bumper)
Video 7: Merging with the Main road
Video 8: Leaving The Main Road
Video 9: Never Cut Corners
Video 10: Show Courtesy on roads
Video 11: 5 Rules that help deal with Roundabouts
Video 12: Speed limits, stopping distances, tailgating & 2 seconds rule
Video 13: Lane discipline and overtaking
Video 14: Low beam or high beam?
Video 15: Parallel (reverse parking) made easy
Video 16: Give the cyclist the respect of a car
Video 17: Dealing with in-car condensation
Many thanks
Comment by http://driving-india.blogspot.com — November 5, 2007 #