Driving safety in India

Those who have driven in developed countries and then driven in India will realize the stress that this activity brings about when you drive on the roads in India. Figure 1 A common sight on Indian roads in 2014   Often this stress is not recognised by the majority of Indians because they have notContinue reading “Driving safety in India”

How fast can I drive?

This is a very common question asked by all drivers. How fast can I drive? There you are driving along nicely and the road is clear. You wish to just hit the pedal and race away. Then you see this sign: Figure 1 Speed limit sign 60 mph is 100 km/hr Oh come on, youContinue reading “How fast can I drive?”

Bullock carts and BMW’s

Today morning as I was waiting in the middle lane at the red signal, a bullock cart came by my side and stopped. I was admiring his traffic sense. On my right in the fast lane came a BMW, and just whizzed past the red signal! An old man got almost knocked down as heContinue reading “Bullock carts and BMW’s”