How many rules must a rider break...
Thought experiment: how many Indian traffic rules can be simultaneously broken using a two-wheeler situation? (The violations must be obvious, which rules out mundane things like not carrying a licence or pollution control certificate. Assumptions allowed: helmets are mandatory).
The best I could come up with were:
A two-wheeler (without side-cars :-)):
1. More than one (adult) pillion-rider
2. Rider has no helmet
3. Driving on the wrong side of the road
4. Without lights at night
5. Honking in a silent zone
6. Vehicle has no registration plate
7. Rider is talking on cellphone (is this an offence?)
8. At the instant of observation, riding through a red signal (it's not late enough for them to switch off the traffic lights ;-))
Can't do better than that.
(btw, it's not all that far-fetched. I have seen a simultaneous breaking of about 4 quite regularly)
5 comments:
ramanand, it's so evident you havent heard of a place called Hyderabad, let alone visiting it!!
Hyderabadis can break 15 out of the 8 rules that you mentioned...
:-) I suppose this is where Puneri pride (jajwalya abhimaan) should make me counter your statement with a "pah we're worse than Hyderabad", but I'll refrain.
Pune might be worse, but "hum perfection ko bhi improve kar sakte hain" ;-) ;-)
i dont mean to be rude, but you still havent heard of Hyderabad,dude! PERIOD
How about:
1. Trying to cross a railway level crossing when the gates are closed.
2. Pillion rider facing the direction opposite to the one in which the vehicle is moving (i was told this is not allowed)
3. trying Dhoom, Dhoom2 type stunts while on the road..
4. Speeding (thought this might be redundant given point 2 would have taken care of this)
And IMHO small town North India (UP - Agra, Balia, Gorakhpur, Etawah and other dark districts) is home to some of the most amazing traffic crimes you would ever come across. All the points mentioned in the experiment are would probably be par for the driving course in these places.
Jeeban: I have always wondered if sitting pillion in the opp. direction of vehicle is allowed or not, as I've seen people do it a few times. Interesting.
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