Essay Archive - Driving in India
Driving in India
Traveling in India is an almost hallucinatory mixture of sound and
sight. It is frequently heart-rending, sometimes hilarious, mostly
exhilarating, always unforgettable - and, when you are on the roads,
extremely dangerous.
Most Indian road users observe a version of the Highway Code based
on some ancient text or on the position of the moon. In general the 12
rules of the Indian road code are:
ARTICLE I
The assumption of immortality is required of all road users.
ARTICLE II
The following Order of Precedence must be accorded at all times.
In descending order give way to: cows, elephants, heavy ....
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