That pretty much jibes with most foreign countries I visited during my Navy career, especially the third world ones. In the Philipines, Thailland and Vietnam traffic was very similar, with whole families and whatever they could carry on Honda 50s.
But even more developed countries like Italy and Japan -- chaotic! They knew what they were doing, but we didn't, so it was interesting at best, and something to write home about. Dangerous as hell if you didn't adapt and go with the flow. Fortunately, most traffic was fairly slow speed and easy to dodge, but you had to pay attention for sure. On Dec 29, 2:25 am, James O'Gorman <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm seeing a lot of new and interesting things over here in Ahmedabad, > Gujarat, India. People use mopes and scooters like we use pickup trucks. No > helmets, not traffic laws, you can bring your entire family on the bike, and > pack as much as you can carry. > > Ladder on a bike: > > I haven't seen any Nighthawks over here, but lots of "Hero-Honda" bikes. The > Indian company "Hero" partnered with Honda to sell in this market. I actually > haven't seen anything larger than a 150, but over here I wouldn't want a big > bike. This is lane-splitting on a massive scale. I was actually scared on my > drive from the airport on my first day; but I eventually got used to it. > > I posted a video on YouTube where we saw two guys on a bike carrying a t.v. > It's about five minutes long, but the t.v. shot is right at the beginning if > you'd like a taste of the chaos on the roads here in > India.http://youtu.be/gl_1pZg2fyo > > - James O'Gorman -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
