Driving through Chennai

rr_zen · 7th November 2009, 22:21

I am pleasantly surprised to see a Honda Odyssey on the roads of Chennai !

Mr_Bean · 7th November 2009, 23:46

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Originally Posted by Roy.S

You need them to drive on Mount Road during the rush hour

. The kamikaze bikers of Madras are a species unique to the city.

These bikers don't understand that they are risking their lives by driving in such a manner, they think cutting across is their birth right. I always maintain the right most lane, this way I ensure that bikes don cut in & they keep honking from behind.

Bangalore does not have such high two-wheeler density when compared to chennai which result in slightly more relaxed ride during the peak hours.

Gansan · 8th November 2009, 07:17

I have read somewhere that Chennai has the largest two wheeler population among all cities in India. Is this true?

Thad E Ginathom · 9th November 2009, 01:52

I read somewhere that 70% of the traffic in Chennai is two-wheeler. can that be true.

Certainly seems like it sometimes, and goes to show why they drive as if the road is theirs: It is!

esteem_lover · 9th November 2009, 13:40

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Originally Posted by Mr_Bean

nice pictures, but i don't find pictures of bikers driving like mad guys and trying to commit suicide

And there are no pics of the SX4 as well, the white one I mean.

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Originally Posted by Mpower

Long time ago, I used to regularly visit Burma Bazar for shopping. Is it still there???

Only the Burmese are not there anymore. They have left for cooler places elsewhere.

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Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

I read somewhere that 70% of the traffic in Chennai is two-wheeler. can that be true.

Certainly seems like it sometimes, and goes to show why they drive as if the road is theirs: It is!

Could very well be true. Hail motorbikecity !

s3va · 9th November 2009, 17:38

Wow..that was a nice trip to Chennai..thanks for the snaps

It was really disapointing to know that "Woodlands Drive-In" is no more !!! What a place it was to chill out..we used spent oodles of time at that place either munching away delicious Dosa-Sambar, Drinking coffee, or doing nothing but just enjoying our smoke !!!

I wish they revive that place again !

MutantX · 9th November 2009, 19:06

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Originally Posted by s3va

Wow..that was a nice trip to Chennai..thanks for the snaps

It was really disapointing to know that "Woodlands Drive-In" is no more !!! What a place it was to chill out..we used spent oodles of time at that place either munching away delicious Dosa-Sambar, Drinking coffee, or doing nothing but just enjoying our smoke !!!

I wish they revive that place again !

Well S3va, for all you know drive-in would now be the resting place of our CM once he is dead! When you visit chennai in another (say) 10 years, you can also visit woodlands drive-in.

nickatnite · 29th November 2009, 01:38

Rainy evening at Anna Salai, Pondy bazaar's stuffed toys,a line of art deco buildings and a whack'd Scorpio. In Chennai.

benbsb29 · 29th November 2009, 10:51

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Originally Posted by nickatnite

Rainy evening at Anna Salai, Pondy bazaar's stuffed toys,a line of art deco buildings and a whack'd Scorpio. In Chennai.

That looks like the Scorpio which was ruined by Kitup design.

Here is a pic from their site.

Driving through Chennai-scorpioconceptbumper11of5.jpg

nickatnite · 29th November 2009, 19:18

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Originally Posted by benbsb29

That looks like the Scorpio which was ruined by Kitup design.

Here is a pic from their site.

Attachment 235960

'Ruined' is the diplomatic version.

The lighthouse has got a new coat of paint. Looking spiffy to me.

navan49 · 1st December 2009, 10:21

Hi friend,
Great pictures.You have whown the all sides of chennai and all the walks of Chennai,Let me get some time to upload my pictures too in you thread.
Thanks.

Tempelhof · 9th March 2010, 08:34

What happened to this great thread? No News?!

nickatnite · 10th March 2010, 02:11

@navan49

Please do post your pics.

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Originally Posted by Tempelhof

What happened to this great thread? No News?!

Thanks!. I was intending to update with pics but got busy a bit!.

The new flyover linking to Kotturpuram and Adyar/OMR is swell. What a difference a flyover makes!.There's a pic of a new Hyundai dealership in the most unlikeliest of places and some taken while driving around.

anekho · 13th March 2010, 18:18

Sweet update, nick! Please keep posting pics regularly!

I'll try to add a bunch after the summer

Prowler · 15th March 2010, 12:21

@nickanite

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The new flyover linking to Kotturpuram and Adyar/OMR is swell. What a difference a flyover makes!.

Where is this new flyover ? I know that the present Govt is busy building so many flyovers. But Adyar Madya Kailash region badly needs a flyover. It is a nightmare during the peak office hours.

7th November 2009, 22:21	#316
rr_zen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 1,810 Thanked: 423 Times View My Garage	I am pleasantly surprised to see a Honda Odyssey on the roads of Chennai !
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Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 11,458 Thanked: 30,106 Times	I read somewhere that 70% of the traffic in Chennai is two-wheeler. can that be true. Certainly seems like it sometimes, and goes to show why they drive as if the road is theirs: It is!
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s3va BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dubai Posts: 646 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	Wow..that was a nice trip to Chennai..thanks for the snaps It was really disapointing to know that "Woodlands Drive-In" is no more !!! What a place it was to chill out..we used spent oodles of time at that place either munching away delicious Dosa-Sambar, Drinking coffee, or doing nothing but just enjoying our smoke !!! I wish they revive that place again !
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nickatnite Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NYC/MAA Posts: 1,430 Thanked: 604 Times	Rainy evening at Anna Salai, Pondy bazaar's stuffed toys,a line of art deco buildings and a whack'd Scorpio. In Chennai. Attached Thumbnails
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navan49 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CHENNAI Posts: 1,000 Thanked: 73 Times View My Garage	Hi friend, Great pictures.You have whown the all sides of chennai and all the walks of Chennai,Let me get some time to upload my pictures too in you thread. Thanks.
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Tempelhof BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 479 Thanked: 155 Times	No News? What happened to this great thread? No News?!
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anekho Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: . Posts: 1,997 Thanked: 685 Times	Sweet update, nick! Please keep posting pics regularly! I'll try to add a bunch after the summer
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