Driving on the new highways

[deponti]

Indian highways have long been very dangerous; narrow and ill-lit, with a variety of vehicles jostling for space, it was sheer luck that the number of accidents were far less than one would expect

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[suzan_s]

Do you have Highway Patrol Officers that give out tickets for driving infractions? If we went zipping down a freeway the wrong we not only would we get a pricey ticket we would probably go to jail.

[deponti]

Yes Yathin, it was pessimism and frustration that gave rise to this post in the first place.

[premkudva]

> However, there's not much the law can do, since the highways and the roads are always running over capacity here.

Yeah considering that there are several places in India where people travel on the top of the busses (complete with roof top conductor) and also in trucks with no safety or comfort of any kind.

> I've personally know people who violate all traffic rules in India, but follow every traffic rule religiously in the US!

I became a much better driver in India after a short stay in the US in 92 when I was able to drive about 4000 kms.

[deponti]

We are beginning to accord the motor vehicle, especially passenger cars, the same god-like status that I see in the US, at the expense of everything else; trees, pedestrians, environment, aesthetics, natural beauty.....we want our country to be "like the US" and don't have the imagination to create progress while retaining our own identity and our pluses. Very sad.

[premkudva]

> I think it's impossible to have roads and trees together

Quite correct, nothing much can be done about that. Also trees that provide all that lovely shade in summer, in the monsoon, will hold the rain water and drop it down later, damaging that part of the road.

good point

[ext_42416]

Made in the last paragraph. Each time I drive, I get to witness at least 2 accidents on our highways. Instead of focusing on fixing this, there is talk of raising speed limits on our 'new' highways.

[premkudva]

When the Bangalore Nelemangala NH4 highway was four laned (without security of a spare lane) in the 1980s it was quite a chore travelling on it. Then Indian ingenuity set it, overtaking slow moving right lane vehicles from the wrong side.

I have seen a Maruti 800 filled with seated passengers on this very same heavily used highway, parked on the right most lane, with the driver changing a left side flat tyre!!

And me! I will travel on a flat tyre till I reach a decent, and safe place to change.

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