The roads we have (for the places there are roads) are made with a long term view. Its built for the time when we will not have petrol and hence no vehicles on road. Most of our vehicles were built with a long term view as well ( on account of shared 'longterm' vision). Therefore the government is unwilling to cast them off even if a yellow coloured ambassador can cause more deaths than swine flu. Swine Flu on the other hand is a national calamity.
The best thing about driving on Indian roads is that you feel completely at home.You can stop in the middle of road to talk to a old time friend or may be even an acquaintance just for the heck of it. You can have tea sitting on the sidewalks, you can dry clothes if your home has a paucity of sunshine, you can rear your children and teach them how to run , escaping from a speeding vehicle. Ofcourse the last option also lends you the opportunity of financial benefit of the kid is hit. Its a bit like working from home.
For those who are against speeding are allowed to build a speed breaker of their own infront of their homes. Surprisingly a lot of people look to be in a hurry but most of them hate speeding, that's what can explain the number of times my car has to jump in a 10 minute ride.
Okay .. this piece has taken me a long long time so I am going to end it abruptly.. this has taken me as much time as I take to drive across Kolkata.. almost 4 months !!
The best thing about driving on Indian roads is that you feel completely at home.You can stop in the middle of road to talk to a old time friend or may be even an acquaintance just for the heck of it. You can have tea sitting on the sidewalks, you can dry clothes if your home has a paucity of sunshine, you can rear your children and teach them how to run , escaping from a speeding vehicle. Ofcourse the last option also lends you the opportunity of financial benefit of the kid is hit. Its a bit like working from home.
For those who are against speeding are allowed to build a speed breaker of their own infront of their homes. Surprisingly a lot of people look to be in a hurry but most of them hate speeding, that's what can explain the number of times my car has to jump in a 10 minute ride.
Okay .. this piece has taken me a long long time so I am going to end it abruptly.. this has taken me as much time as I take to drive across Kolkata.. almost 4 months !!
