Tuesday, July 12, 2011

yield

this past weekend, i stayed at the guesthouse (this is the flat of someone who's associated with SHARE India, but allows us to stay there during the weekends it isn't in use). i took one of the MediCiti buses into hyderabad, and on this bus ride, i learned something about indian traffic laws.

in india, vehicles yield for:

  • pedestrians (for the most part);
  • oncoming traffic that's in the wrong lane (they're overtaking someone in their own lane on a two-lane road);
  • cows, goats, dogs, etc.;
  • and cobras.
oh, and they'll stop for a five-lane traffic jam on a two-lane road.

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