Horn Please

[cataplum]

Of course there's a ton to observe about India, but what immediately rushes to mind when thinking of this five-thousand year old civilization is the traffic. It's madness out there: traffic lights provide little more than a suggestion of who should stop and go, it's not uncommon to see a goat hauling a refrigerator the wrong way on a divided multi-

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[_mercygirl_]

Oh, slobber! I'm so glad you're documenting this for us.

:)

Road safety: Online Driver Education for Indian Road Users

[assj]

Almost 10% of the global road traffic accidents occur in India. Much of the world wide web is full of sarcasm & mocking of the indisciplined driving on Indian roads. Unfortunately in since 60 years since independence the authorities have failed to publish a National Highway code. Licences are given to anyone who can demonstrate an ability to use the clutch-accelerator, consequently the motoer driving schools teach just that and no more. Concepts such as - blindspots, principle of MSM, the tyre & tarmac rule, 2 second gap and most improtantly giving way are not known to the average Indian driver