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Originally Posted by itwasntme Have observed the following in BLR now for past 9 years and having stayed at Kolkata and Mumbai earlier. No offence meant to anyone!
Four wheelers:
1. Headlights (and every other driving lights) on with some on high-beam, even during a mid-day shower
2. Flashers on
3. Rear fogs on (supremely irritating in bumper-to-bumper traffic for the following vehicle)
4. Driving at 5 km/hr (even mighty SUVs like the Fortuner) bang in the middle of the road
5. Queuing up for miles beforehand to avoid 6 inches of water (very common)
6. Interiors totally misted up, absolutely NO idea on HVAC options resulting in a rolling danger-zone
7. Stopping haphazardly wherever they can to wait out the rain causing untold dangers to other traffic
8. Driving totally irrationally and tailgating vehicles on extremely wet roads (having sudden pools of water, tremendous scope for sudden aquaplaning) AFTER the rain to reach somewhere!
Two wheelers:
1. Headlights on with some on high-beam, even during a mid-day shower (maybe justified, not the high beam)
2. Driving at 60+ km/hr and swerving like mad in wet. misty and totally unsuitable conditions
3. Driving at 60+ km/hr BEFORE impending rain to reach somewhere (heaven/hell I think)
4. Queuing up for miles beforehand to avoid 6 inches of water (very common, maybe justified, jury's out)
5. Bunching up at every covered area like flyovers, underpasses etc. to wait out the rain
6. Squeezing into any gap possible in stationary traffic to escape rain (maybe justified, jury's out) |
Superb observations. Just adding a few more
Wheels = 2
1) With the exception of ladies most of the gentlemen ignorant of rules and not inclined to follow.
2) Expect people to "adjust" for their mistakes. Eg when overtaking , blatantly coming in front of the traffic in the opposite direction and expecting it to swerve to the left even if there is no space to go left. If the vehicle does not go left then making the maximum abusive gesture with one thumb up fist clenched and hand at 45 degress. (I did this back once with both the hands and the biker actually was shocked beyond belief. Me not being a Bengalurean originally couldn't care less.)
3) Rampant overtaking from any possible direction to go ahead in night or day with our without headlights.
4) Enjoying the power output of the two wheelers without using it responsibly.
5) If someone stands up to these guys they do not know how to react.
6) Shamelessly breaking rules all the time without remorse.
Wheels = 3
1) Undue risk takers and the first to break queues in a traffic jam on single lane roads.
2) Often gang up even though they are guilty party.
3) Many other properties similar to wheels=2
Wheels = 4
1) Regular plate drivers rarely erratic and rule breakers.
2) yellow plates rampant rule breakers. Perhaps due to not being the owners of the vehicles.
3) Taking U turns in parallel paths however impractical it might be. (This is apparently true for wheels = 6 as well. Size no bar.)
4) Honking for no reason to overtake from the left.
5) Eternally in a hurry.
6) Most but not all exceptions to not breaking rules are cabbies who ferry foreigners from some hotel to and from airport or places of work.
7) Can be beaten on some open stretch of road and if they get a taste of their own style they get angry and try to boss their way out due to the heavy chassis weight.
Wheels = 6
1) BMTC drivers limited due to speed. Respect them for their patience for driving long distances. But there are exceptions of bad driving and drivers.
2) Lorries are a bit more sensible drivers.
3) Tankers are a horrid lot with plenty of rash driving and attitude of lack of knowledge of rules.
4) Mostly not touched by cops inspite of going up one-ways.