Driving Etiquette in different countries

appuchan · 17th May 2007, 15:10

See an interesting link below. It sarcastically explains the "rules and practices" of driving in different countries. For India, as expected, its is very short and curt. Italy seems not so far from us. USA is pretty detailed State-wise.

International Driving Etiquette

PS. This was very useful for me in reality!

ajitkommini · 17th May 2007, 15:38

Very funny

Some of it actually belongs in the joke thread i think

zakaaaaasss · 17th May 2007, 16:21

Just an extract of whats there for our country. How very true ;-)

Driving Etiquette - India
This particular activity is best left to the locals, and even then it is best not to watch. It is also advisable to ignore any 200ft drops on either side of buses, turn a blind eye to gargantuan oncoming trucks as they hurtle towards your vulnerable rickshaw and completely forget about the fact that your driver has never had anything resembling a driving lesson and is probably well into his second flask of whisky.
As far as etiquette goes, it seems that anything is acceptable as long as it is accompanied by several loud blasts of whatever is going by the name of a horn on your particular mode of transport. This may include overtaking on a hairpin bend halfway up a mountain; driving between oncoming cars before swerving to dodge a camel; or running over dogs - the list is endless, but all okay with a couple of honks before, during and after the manoeuvre to the grating background of Hindi film music. It is also compulsory to laugh after such stunts - the more dangerous, the more raucous the laughter.

cheap_deal · 17th May 2007, 18:16

real nice, i like Kuwait and India the best

theMAG · 17th May 2007, 19:03

Quote:

your driver ...is probably well into his second flask of whisky

There's a spy amidst us

benbsb29 · 17th May 2007, 20:26

I quite liked the parallel parking method for Perth mentioned under the thread for Australia.

17th May 2007, 15:10	#1
appuchan BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangy Posts: 642 Thanked: 27 Times	Driving Etiquette in different countries See an interesting link below. It sarcastically explains the "rules and practices" of driving in different countries. For India, as expected, its is very short and curt. Italy seems not so far from us. USA is pretty detailed State-wise. International Driving Etiquette PS. This was very useful for me in reality! Last edited by appuchan : 17th May 2007 at 15:13.
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17th May 2007, 15:38	#2
ajitkommini BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 490 Thanked: 124 Times	Very funny Some of it actually belongs in the joke thread i think
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17th May 2007, 16:21	#3
zakaaaaasss BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Augsburg - Pune Posts: 222 Thanked: 5 Times View My Garage	Just an extract of whats there for our country. How very true ;-) Driving Etiquette - India This particular activity is best left to the locals, and even then it is best not to watch. It is also advisable to ignore any 200ft drops on either side of buses, turn a blind eye to gargantuan oncoming trucks as they hurtle towards your vulnerable rickshaw and completely forget about the fact that your driver has never had anything resembling a driving lesson and is probably well into his second flask of whisky. As far as etiquette goes, it seems that anything is acceptable as long as it is accompanied by several loud blasts of whatever is going by the name of a horn on your particular mode of transport. This may include overtaking on a hairpin bend halfway up a mountain; driving between oncoming cars before swerving to dodge a camel; or running over dogs - the list is endless, but all okay with a couple of honks before, during and after the manoeuvre to the grating background of Hindi film music. It is also compulsory to laugh after such stunts - the more dangerous, the more raucous the laughter.
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cheap_deal BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: unknown Posts: 465 Thanked: 8 Times	real nice, i like Kuwait and India the best
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17th May 2007, 20:26	#6
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,969 Thanked: 13,234 Times View My Garage	I quite liked the parallel parking method for Perth mentioned under the thread for Australia.
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