I dont believe anything can be worse than Goa. There does not seem to be ANY
traffic rules in Goa, especially when it comes to two-wheelers which weave in
and out of traffic with impunity. I once asked a traffic policeman, who had
right of way at a traffic circle
and he did not know !
Zebra crossings ? I have to go across a zebra crossing to get to church on
Sundays.
I have a feeling that motorists and two-wheelers speed up when they see someone
in a
Zebra crossing, hell bent on mowing you down, as though you are in a
bulls-eye. It is
probably easier to cross where there is no Zebra crossing.
Want to make a left turn ? Sure enough there is someone around the blind
corner who wanting to make a right turn decides to take a short cut. Instead
of keeping to his left side
he cuts across and comes to the right of the road bound for a collision.. One
has to blow his horn incessantly and go very slowly to avoid that collision.
Everyone is in a hell-bound hurry to get somewhere, pushing aggressively
looking for any opening where he can push his car or two-wheeler through.
Night time. Many folks dont turn on their lights till it is pitch dark
(probably hoping that their headlights will last longer ?), and when they do
turn on their lights it is full-beam,
blinding on-coming motorists. I can go on and on, and probably write a book on
driving in
Goa. Oprah Winfrey on her recent visit to India was aghast at the traffic
madness in Delhi.
I am sure that the same goes for all mejor cities in India.
