Saturday, January 29, 2011

Indian traffic rules

Ha ha ha ha! Ho ho ho ho! India does NOT have these words in their vocabulary!

Ok, ok there are rules. Let’s look at them:
-       Cows are what rule the traffic. And you can’t touch them!
-       Street lines are just as a decoration.
-       So are any types of sidewalks for pedestrians.
-       And so are traffic lights.
-       Your priority depends on your size. And your bravery.
-       First come first go.
-       No mirrors – they wouldn’t survive in the tight traffic anyway.
-       No side indicating except for your arm – sometimes.
-       BEEP YOU HORN. Always! Everywhere! To let other know that you are on the road, taking over, behind you, in front of you, turning, making a U-turn (optimally over two lines without indicating...), braking or simply just making sure that the horn works. (warning – if you are hungry and tired and in the middle of a narrow street where there is a space for only one you may get REALLY annoyed at the rickshaw driver non-stop beeping the horn behind you in hope that you will evaporate and disappear. In exchange the
rickshaw driver may learn few new hand gestures of verbal expressions...)
-       Oh, and did we mention that lights are a luxury...?
-       Helmets. Ha ha ha ho ho ho.
-       You would never believe how many people can fit on scooter or in rickshaw!
-       PS: Sooner or later EVERYBODY steps into the cow shit...

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