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Post by YY13VKP on Oct 30, 2014 1:36:55 GMT
I once saw one of the many Ashok Leyland buses in Mumbai on the way to the airport last year wrecked because a week before, it had rolled off a bridge. The driving here is also horrible, all the time everywhere i go, there is honking. The buses also have very weird horns. Im leaving Mumbai tomorrow for Dubai so no more honkingĀ Dubai? Travelling on one of these by any chance? So you move from all the honking and into the fines. When I was in India this summer I was so frightened to even cross a road. They seem to have a rule in Chennai when after 12:00 you don't have to pay attention to red lights. Some of the people in India that I know say that they honk their horns whenever they feel boredĀ Yes I am flying on an A380 but only back to London. Im on a 777-300ER to Dubai. Your not alone about crossing the road, cars and buses don't stop and let you cross which they should do
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Post by Steve80 on Oct 30, 2014 5:32:16 GMT
I once saw one of the many Ashok Leyland buses in Mumbai on the way to the airport last year wrecked because a week before, it had rolled off a bridge. The driving here is also horrible, all the time everywhere i go, there is honking. The buses also have very weird horns. Im leaving Mumbai tomorrow for Dubai so no more honking Dubai? Travelling on one of these by any chance? So you move from all the honking and into the fines. When I was in India this summer I was so frightened to even cross a road. They seem to have a rule in Chennai when after 12:00 you don't have to pay attention to red lights. Some of the people in India that I know say that they honk their horns whenever they feel bored I crossed the roads a few times. I found it quite refreshing that drivers in India wold do their best to avoid you no matter where you stood on the road. Something this country needs to learn from. As for the honking, when I came out of the airport I was surprised at all the noise and I started moaning about it but my friends just laughed at me I was truly shocked when they told me that its normal for them to honk despite that they wasn't going anywhere. I thought it was interesting that drivers ignored red lights. The only thing that I found strange me was when drivers came across a slow moving vehicle and instead of going around them they would honk at them till they moved out of the way. Why not just overtake them
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Oct 31, 2014 15:29:26 GMT
Dubai? Travelling on one of these by any chance? So you move from all the honking and into the fines. When I was in India this summer I was so frightened to even cross a road. They seem to have a rule in Chennai when after 12:00 you don't have to pay attention to red lights. Some of the people in India that I know say that they honk their horns whenever they feel bored Yes I am flying on an A380 but only back to London. Im on a 777-300ER to Dubai. Your not alone about crossing the road, cars and buses don't stop and let you cross which they should do At Least Mumbai gets a 777-300ER, Chennai had a 777-200. Although later I did get my favorite photo. One thing I realised about Indian driving is that it's every vehicle for itself, everyone tries to squeeze into every little gap there is no matter how dangerous it may be. I often saw cars roaming around with no registration, and it wasn't even stopped. One thing that I did find funny is that after midnight the police often pull over cars full of males to check if they are drunk but they don't do that if a female is in the car
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Post by sid on Dec 6, 2014 11:11:24 GMT
I've only just stumbled upon this thread, I was in India a couple of years ago and it really is an amazing country although I was more interested in their fantastic railway network than the buses, the lack of anything remotely resembling health & safety is immediatly obvious with commuters packed onto trains with no doors and people wandering all over the track, rush hour in London really is a very sedate affair compared to Mumbai. The railway staff seem to be very well looked after with accomodation provided with the job and all sorts of social activities it seems to be one big happy family.
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Post by YY13VKP on Dec 19, 2014 2:51:51 GMT
I've only just stumbled upon this thread, I was in India a couple of years ago and it really is an amazing country although I was more interested in their fantastic railway network than the buses, the lack of anything remotely resembling health & safety is immediatly obvious with commuters packed onto trains with no doors and people wandering all over the track, rush hour in London really is a very sedate affair compared to Mumbai. The railway staff seem to be very well looked after with accomodation provided with the job and all sorts of social activities it seems to be one big happy family. I agree. Ive seen when people are crammed onto trains with no doors and when i do i think "Don't they think about putting your safety first here??". Once, I saw a bull walking around in the middle of the street and a bus narrowly avoided it.
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